Football Preview: Fleming Island Golden Eagles vs. Ponte Vedra Sharks
The Fleming Island Golden Eagles will square off against the Ponte Vedra Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fleming Island is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Orange Park on the road to the tune of 49-0 two weeks ago. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Golden Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.
Cibastian Broughton went supernova for Fleming Island, rushing for 61 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 176 yards and a touchdown on only nine passes. Trace Burney was Broughton's top target, picking up 129 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Ponte Vedra waltzed into their matchup last Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 40-0 win over the Falcons. The game marked the Sharks' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Drew Price was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 148 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 60 yards. Cam Tietze did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 80 receiving yards.
Ponte Vedra's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Ryker Kemp and Martin Geary, who racked up five sacks between them.
The win got Fleming Island back to even at 2-2. As for Ponte Vedra, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Fleming Island has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 186.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Ponte Vedra struggles in that department as they've been averaging 180. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Fleming Island strolled past Ponte Vedra in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 by a score of 20-6. Does Fleming Island have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ponte Vedra turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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