Football Recap: Melbourne Piles Up the Points Against Winter Springs + How To Watch

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

09/12/25 vs Palm Beach Christian Prep	67
08/22/25 vs Cocoa Beach	51
09/19/25 @ Palm Bay	45
10/03/25 @ Winter Springs	29

After only ten points in their last game, Melbourne made sure to put some points up on the board against Winter Springs on Friday. The Bulldogs breezed past the Bears to the tune of 49-20. Considering the Bulldogs have won four contests by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Melbourne's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Edrick Hall led the charge by throwing for 254 yards and three TDs while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 31 yards and one score. Hall's passing game has become a key predictor of the Bulldogs' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Another rusher making a difference was Tyrese Jefferson, who gained 183 total yards and a touchdown.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Melbourne proved: they limited Winter Springs to a paltry 2.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Tyler Gagen for the heroic effort on defense: he. Melbourne didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.2.

Melbourne's defense didn't let Isaac Johnson, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Kamarre Jennings was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. Another thorn in Winter Springs' side was Noah McNair, who made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).

Melbourne has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.6 points on average over those games. As for Winter Springs, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-2 record.

Looking ahead, Melbourne will square off against East River at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs will be up against the Falcons' rather soft defense (which has allowed 36.67 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Winter Springs, they will be playing at home against Edgewater at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles' defense has only allowed 8.4 points per game this season, so the Bears' offense will have their work cut out for them.