Football Preview: Pensacola Tigers vs. St. Michael Catholic Cardinals
Two dominant backs in Ag Floyd and Noah Moss are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Pensacola Tigers will be playing at home against the St. Michael Catholic Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Pensacola: they have been struggling with eight straight losses at home dating back to last season, while St. Michael Catholic has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
Last Friday, Pensacola lost to Escambia at home by a 35-21 margin. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Gators are ranked 125th).
Despite the defeat, Pensacola got top-tier performance from Jamarcuz Fountain, who rushed for 207 yards on only 15 carries, and also threw for 102 yards and a touchdown. Fountain's longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Floyd was in the mix too, providing Pensacola with two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Pensacola was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Escambia only rushed for 153.
Meanwhile, St. Michael Catholic hadn't done well against Mobile Christian recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. St. Michael Catholic walked away with a 45-35 win over Mobile Christian.
It was another big night for Moss, who rushed for 225 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 70 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Gunner Rivers was another key player, throwing for 280 yards and two touchdowns while completing 94.4% of his passes.
Pensacola now has a losing record at 3-4. As for St. Michael Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
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