Football Recap: St. Petersburg Green Devils vs. East Lake Eagles
After only ten points in their last game, St. Petersburg made sure to put some points up on the board against East Lake on Friday. The St. Petersburg Green Devils enjoyed a cozy 32-16 win over the East Lake Eagles. The Green Devils' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Jeffery Jones was a one-man wrecking crew for St. Petersburg as he rushed for 253 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry. Jones really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Petersburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 399 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Despite the loss, East Lake still got an impressive performance from Kyle Beverage, who picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown. Will Mirabella was another key player, gaining 204 total yards.
St. Petersburg's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for East Lake, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-3.
St. Petersburg will square off against Palm Harbor University at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Petersburg is facing Palm Harbor University at the right time seeing as Palm Harbor University is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for East Lake, they will take on Mitchell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mitchell will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something East Lake surely won't give up without a fight.
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