Football Preview: Florida School for the Deaf & Blind Dragons vs. First Coast Christian Knights
The Florida School for the Deaf & Blind Dragons will square off against the First Coast Christian Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Florida School for the Deaf & Blind has five straight victories, First Coast Christian has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Florida School for the Deaf & Blind is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Alabama School for the Deaf, who was ranked tenth at the time (Florida School for the Deaf & Blind was ranked ninth). Florida School for the Deaf & Blind was the clear victor by a 34-14 margin over Alabama School for the Deaf on Saturday. The Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 20 points or more this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Florida School for the Deaf & Blind was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Florida School for the Deaf & Blind's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. Leading the way was Jamorien Scott with three sacks.
Meanwhile, First Coast Christian fell victim to Ocala Christian and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 42-0 loss at the hands of the Crusaders.
Florida School for the Deaf & Blind pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for First Coast Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
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