Football Preview: Seaford Bluejays vs. Indian River Indians
Seaford has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the Indian River Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Seaford will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Seaford's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 64-0 win over Early College. The Bluejays' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Indian River faced Delmar in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Indian River lost 55-29 to Delmar. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Indian River's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Davon Handy, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and Darnell Stokes, who rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown. Jayvion Chandler handled things on the ground, rushing for 84 yards.
Indian River wouldn't let Delmar keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Indian River can thank Nolan Staniszewski and Brennan Loose for forcing all of them. Staniszewski also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Even though they lost, Indian River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
The victory got Seaford back to even at 2-2. As for Indian River, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-1 record.
Seaford strolled past Indian River in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 23-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Seaford since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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