Football Preview: Mainland Buccaneers vs. Coffee Trojans
The Mainland Buccaneers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Coffee Trojans at 7:30 p.m.
Mainland lost 35-14 to Raines on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Vikings are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, Coffee put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 27-14 victory over Gadsden County.
It was another big night for Tyrese Woodgett, who rushed for 278 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 34 receiving yards and a touchdown. Woodgett is crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season.
Coffee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in 19 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Coffee's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jaimir Morton and Jyarius Carter. Another thorn in Gadsden County's side was Iverson Gifford, who picked up two sacks and made four total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Mainland's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Coffee, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
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