Football Preview: Rockledge Raiders vs. Zephyrhills Bulldogs
The Rockledge Raiders will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Zephyrhills Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Rockledge's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Cocoa two weeks ago. They were outmatched by the Tigers on the road and fell 37-0. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Zephyrhills' good fortune finally ran out two weeks ago. They took a 28-18 hit to the loss column at the hands of Port Charlotte. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Pirates are ranked 30th).
Zephyrhills wouldn't let Port Charlotte keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Zephyrhills can thank Dj Pickett and Deori Pope for forcing both of them.
Zephyrhills' defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Rockledge, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-3 record.
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