Football Preview: Melbourne Bulldogs vs. Bayside Bears
The Melbourne Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Bayside Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Melbourne's defense has only allowed 15.5 points per game this season, so Bayside's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Melbourne's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Osceola offense got past them. Melbourne was outmatched by Osceola on the road and fell 48-7. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Kowboys are ranked 64th).
Meanwhile, Bayside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 28-21 to Astronaut.
The defeat snapped Melbourne's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. As for Bayside, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Melbourne came up short against Bayside when the teams last played back in October of 2020, falling 35-31. Can Melbourne avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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