Football Recap: Parker Braves vs. Fleming Island Golden Eagles
If Parker was riding high fresh off their 44-12 takedown of Westside last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Parker Braves had to suffer through a 51-24 loss at the hands of the Fleming Island Golden Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 75th).
Despite the loss, Parker still got an impressive performance from Tony Kennedy, who rushed for 232 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 134 yards and a touchdown. Kennedy's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 125 rushing yards.
Demhir Jackson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Fleming Island, rushing for 218 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Those 218 rushing yards gave Jackson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Trace Burney, who picked up 143 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
The defeat snapped Parker's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-5 record. As for Fleming Island, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Parker will look to defend their home field on Friday against Englewood at 6:30 p.m. Parker is facing Englewood at the right time seeing as Englewood is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Fleming Island, they will head out to square off against Middleburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Middleburg is coming into the contest with four straight losses at home, meaning Fleming Island will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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