Football Preview: Oakleaf Knights vs. First Coast Buccaneers
The Oakleaf Knights will venture away from home to face off against the First Coast Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oakleaf is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.2 points per game this season.
Oakleaf took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Monday. They breezed by Fletcher at home to the tune of 40-12. Considering the Knights have won three games by more than 27 points this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Jack McKissock continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 324 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Oakleaf also got help from Zach Michel, who showed off his sure hands for 94 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Oakleaf's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 8.5 sacks. Fletcher's QB won't forget Christopher Jules anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Another thorn in Fletcher's side was Bryan Copeland, who picked up a sack, made 13 total tackles, and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, a victory for First Coast just wasn't in the cards on Monday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Mandarin, falling 27-6. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Mustangs are ranked 26th).
Oakleaf's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for First Coast, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-3.
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