Football Game Preview: St. Petersburg Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 3, 2024, 4:03am

Football Preview: St. Petersburg Green Devils vs. East Lake Eagles

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The St. Petersburg Green Devils will head out to face off against the East Lake Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. East Lake took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Petersburg, who comes in off a win.

Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, St. Petersburg beat Boca Ciega 10-6. Given the Green Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Pirates are ranked 308th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, East Lake was beaten by Pinellas Park 39-7 on Friday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

The win made it two in a row for St. Petersburg and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for East Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

St. Petersburg couldn't quite finish off East Lake in their previous matchup back in October of 2018 and fell 20-17. Can St. Petersburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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