Football Preview: Escambia Gators vs. Niceville Eagles
The Escambia Gators will venture away from home to take on the Niceville Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
While Gators fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They breezed by West Florida on the road to the tune of 45-12 on Friday.
Escambia wouldn't let West Florida keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Escambia can thank D Jaylan Benjamin and Ladarian Clardy for forcing both of them. Escambia got some further help from Justus Payne: he made 13 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Niceville gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They came out on top against South Sumter by a score of 35-28.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Niceville was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 493 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Sumter only gained 318.
Escambia suffered a grim 30-6 defeat to Niceville when the teams last played back in September of 2016. Can Escambia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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