Football Recap: Doral Academy Firebirds vs. Southridge Spartans
Doral Academy lost against Southridge back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Doral Academy Firebirds lost 31-8 to the Southridge Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Firebirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Spartans are ranked 53rd).
Despite the loss, Doral Academy still got an impressive performance from Joel Miller, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 40 receiving yards.
Southridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but William Williams led the charge by rushing for 53 yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Doral Academy and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Southridge, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Doral Academy has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Dr. Krop at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dr. Krop's defense has only allowed 17.8 points per game this season, so Doral Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Southridge, they will challenge Homestead at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Homestead: 16.8, Southridge: 8.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
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