Football Preview: First Academy Eagles vs. Space Coast Vipers
On Friday First Academy will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will square off against the Space Coast Vipers at 7:00 p.m. First Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
First Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Bronson by a score of 42-32 on Friday.
Cason Cherry was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making five total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Another player making a difference was Rhett Walsh, who picked up 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, while Space Coast put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Oxbridge Academy. Everything went Space Coast's way against Oxbridge Academy as Space Coast made off with a 25-0 win.
Christopher Mcdonel was a one-man wrecking crew for Space Coast as he rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown. Those 145 rushing yards gave Mcdonel a new career-high. Space Coast also got help from Kadyn Thomas, who showed off his sure hands for 96 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Space Coast's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Ej Clouser with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
The victory got First Academy back to even at 4-4. As for Space Coast, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
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