Football Preview: Nease Panthers vs. Beachside Barracudas
Two dominant signal callers in Nate Harry and Eddie Jordan are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Nease Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Beachside Barracudas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Beachside is hoping to do what Tocoi Creek couldn't on Friday: put an end to Nease's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Nease took their matchup with ease, bagging a 48-15 victory over Tocoi Creek. The Panthers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Harry continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 283 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Vernon Stephens, who picked up 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Nease didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Elisha Luckett III and Kash Kolbow.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Beachside against Orange Park on Thursday as the squad secured a 48-20 win. Given the Barracudas' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Raiders are ranked 294th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Beachside's victory came down to the chemistry between Jordan and his top target Maddox Hunstad. Jordan threw for 367 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per attempt while Hunstad picked up 176 receiving yards and five touchdowns. A healthy portion of Jordan's aerial production (114 yards to be exact) also went to Drew Watson.
Nease's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Beachside, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
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