Football Preview: Charleston Tigers vs. Osceola Seminoles
The Charleston Tigers will take on the Osceola Seminoles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Charleston knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past 11 contests -- so hopefully Osceola likes a good challenge.
Charleston is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 66-35 victory over Melbourne. Considering the Tigers have won seven games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Osceola had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.6 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They took down the Knights 41-22.
Tyler Bell was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 79 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Another reason for the win was Osceola's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Centerpoint's QB won't forget Jeremiah Jacobs anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Osceola got some further help from Donavan Littleton: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Charleston has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.4 points. As for Osceola, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Charleston might still be hurting after the 37-14 loss they got from Osceola in their previous meeting back in November of 2017. Can Charleston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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