Football Preview: Mandarin Mustangs vs. Atlantic Coast Stingrays
Mandarin has gone 8-2 against Atlantic Coast recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Mandarin Mustangs are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on the Atlantic Coast Stingrays at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mandarin is headed out to face Atlantic Coast after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Mandarin blew past Creekside 57-13 at home on Friday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Knights are ranked 57th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tramell Jones was a one-man wrecking crew for Mandarin as he threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes. Deion Winstead was in the mix too, providing Mandarin with two rushing touchdowns touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mandarin was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 524 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Mandarin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tamajh Mitchell and Shareef Jackson. Mandarin got some further help from Israel Ratliff: he forced a fumble and made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Atlantic Coast is still undefeated this season after their contest against Parker on Friday, but Parker came as close as anyone has to beating them. Atlantic Coast sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-7 victory over Parker. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Stingrays as it put an end to their three-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Jordyn Bell went supernova for Atlantic Coast, rushing for 169 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.6 yards per carry.
Atlantic Coast wouldn't let Parker keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Atlantic Coast can thank Darnell Malpress and Cory Matthews for forcing both of them.
Everything came up roses for Mandarin against Atlantic Coast when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 30-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mandarin since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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