Football Preview: Spruce Creek Hawks vs. Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs
The Spruce Creek Hawks will square off against the Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,054 yards in their previous games.
Spruce Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Viera 62-27 at home on October 4th. The result was nothing new for Spruce Creek, who have now won four matchups by 35 points or more so far this season.
Trell Edwards continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 230 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Tony Kinsler also helped with three touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, Flagler Palm Coast earned a 35-24 win over Yulee on Friday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Hornets are ranked 277th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Flagler Palm Coast's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hayden Hayes led the charge by throwing for 354 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.8 yards per attempt. Braylyn Simmons also helped out as he racked up 113 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Flagler Palm Coast's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Yulee's QB won't forget Colby Cronk anytime soon given he sacked him 2.5 times. Cronk is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season. Flagler Palm Coast got some further help from Jesse Shirley: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
The victory made it two in a row for Spruce Creek and bumps their season record up to 5-2. As for Flagler Palm Coast, their record is now 6-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Spruce Creek has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 180.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Flagler Palm Coast struggles in that department as they've been averaging 237. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Spruce Creek might still be hurting after the 35-14 loss they got from Flagler Palm Coast in their previous meeting back in September of 2022. Can Spruce Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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