Football Preview: Destin Sharks vs. Carrollwood Day Patriots
The Destin Sharks will venture away from home to face off against the Carrollwood Day Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Destin is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Destin is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Booker T. Washington on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Destin was outmatched by Booker T. Washington on the road and fell 49-8.
Meanwhile, Carrollwood Day waltzed into their contest last Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They enjoyed a cozy 38-21 victory over the Christians.
It was another big night for Jordan Magwood, who threw for 234 yards and a touchdown on only 17 passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. DJ WIlliams was another key player, picking up 128 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Carrollwood Day's defense stepped up as well, laying out Harrison Miller. six times. Kaden Paghense was especially locked on to University Christian's QB and sacked him twice. Paghense also made six total tackles, which is notable because Carrollwood Day is 3-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise. Antonio Thomas was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks, forcing a fumble, and making four total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Carrollwood Day was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Destin's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Carrollwood Day, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
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