Football Preview: Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs vs. Spruce Creek Hawks
Flagler Palm Coast has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Spruce Creek Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Flagler Palm Coast earned a 35-24 win over Yulee. 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 victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hayden Hayes, who threw for 354 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.8 yards per attempt. Mikhail Zysek was Hayes' top target, picking up 158 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
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).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Spruce Creek). They breezed by Viera at home to the tune of 62-27 on October 4th. Spruce Creek might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 35 points or more this season.
Trell Edwards continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 230 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Another player making a difference was Jacob Lohman, who threw for 261 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Flagler Palm Coast's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Spruce Creek, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Flagler Palm Coast has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 237 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Spruce Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 180.9. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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