Football Preview: Fort Walton Beach Vikings vs. West Florida Jaguars
The Fort Walton Beach Vikings are taking a road trip to take on the West Florida Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fort Walton Beach will head into Friday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a 24-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against South Walton on Friday. Fort Walton Beach sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 win over South Walton.
Meanwhile, after only 12 points in their last matchup, West Florida made sure to put some points up on the board against Booker T. Washington on Friday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, West Florida made off with a 34-33 victory over Booker T. Washington.
West Florida found their leader in underclassman Dane Elliott, who picked up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Elliott got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of50 yards.
The win got Fort Walton Beach back to even at 1-1. As for West Florida, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
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