Football Preview: Tate Aggies vs. West Florida Jaguars
The Tate Aggies will venture away from home to face off against the West Florida Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tate is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, Tate didn't have too much trouble with Milton at home as they won 30-14. Given the Aggies' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Panthers are ranked 376th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Taite Davis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 149 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Demorion Clay Jr helped Davis out on the ground, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, West Florida took a blow against Walton on Friday, falling 48-21. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Although West Florida took the loss, they still got scores from Charles Benson and Val Johnson.
Even though they lost, West Florida was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in five consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Tate's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for West Florida, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Tate has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 363.5 total yards per game. It's a different story for West Florida, though, as they've been averaging only 237.5. Will Tate be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will West Florida flip the script?
Tate strolled past West Florida in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 58-41. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was West Florida's John Nicholas, who threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Tate to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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