Football Game Preview: Steinbrenner Warriors vs. Palm Harbor University Hurricanes

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Previous Games

10/25/24 - Home	38-34 W
10/13/23 - Away	32-22 W
10/14/22 - Home	42-0 W
10/29/21 - Home	48-13 W
10/23/20 - Away	34-8 W
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Steinbrenner is 8-2 against Palm Harbor University since October of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. Steinbrenner has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since August 22.

Steinbrenner's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Armwood on Friday. They were dealt a 58-0 defeat at the hands of the Hawks. Considering the last time the Warriors couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.

Meanwhile, Palm Harbor University beat Boca Ciega 14-3 on Friday.

The critical scores for Palm Harbor University came from Ryan Fuelling and Matt Iaconis.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Palm Harbor University proved: they limited Boca Ciega to a paltry 1.8 yards per carry. While two picked up at least four total tackles, Michael Willock stood above the rest. He picked up a sack and made four total tackles (2.0 for loss). Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Palm Harbor University; they were averaging 4.7yards per carry per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've fallen to only 5.1 per game.

Palm Harbor University didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Chris Estep and Joey Silvestro.

Palm Harbor University's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.0 points over those games. As for Steinbrenner, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.

Steinbrenner didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Palm Harbor University when the teams last played back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 38-34 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Hurricanes' Jaxon Wilson, who rushed for 180 yards and one TD. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Warriors to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.