Football Preview: Satellite Scorpions vs. Merritt Island Mustangs
The Satellite Scorpions will head out to square off against the Merritt Island Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Satellite is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Baker County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Satellite came up short against Baker County, falling 37-14. While losing is never fun, the Scorpions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Wildcats are ranked 116th).
Meanwhile, Merritt Island didn't have quite enough to beat Titusville on Friday and fell 17-14. The matchup marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Satellite dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Merritt Island, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Satellite came up short against Merritt Island in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 38-28. Can Satellite avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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