Football Preview: Auburndale Bloodhounds vs. Winter Haven Blue Devils
Auburndale is 2-8 against Winter Haven since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Auburndale Bloodhounds will be playing in front of their home fans against the Winter Haven Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. Winter Haven took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Auburndale, who comes in off a win.
Winter Haven is hoping to do what Wildwood couldn't on Friday: put an end to Auburndale's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Auburndale strolled past Wildwood with points to spare, taking the game 31-13.
The critical scores for Auburndale came from Chad Mcclain and William Mckenzie.
Auburndale's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. In that department, Mcclain was the leader with two sacks. He is on a roll when it comes to sacks, as he's now sacked two or more in the last three games he's played. Auburndale got some further help from Elijah Dias: he made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Winter Haven was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against Ridge Community, falling 36-14.
Auburndale's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Winter Haven, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Auburndale suffered a grim 34-13 defeat to Winter Haven when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Will Auburndale have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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