Football Preview: St. Augustine Yellow Jackets vs. Ridgeview Panthers
The St. Augustine Yellow Jackets will face off against the Ridgeview Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Augustine is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.9 points per game this season.
Ridgeview is hoping to do what Bartram Trail couldn't on Friday: put an end to St. Augustine's winning streak, which now stands at three games. St. Augustine really took it to Bartram Trail for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-21 victory on the road. The result was nothing new for the Yellow Jackets, who have now won five matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Trendell Anderson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 187 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Locklan Hewlett was another key player, throwing for 273 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per attempt.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Augustine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Ridgeview fell victim to Impact Christian Academy and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 30-0 defeat at the hands of the Lions. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Augustine pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Ridgeview, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for St. Augustine against Ridgeview when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 43-6 victory. Does St. Augustine have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ridgeview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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