Football Preview: Coral Shores Hurricanes vs. Florida Christian Patriots
Coral Shores has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They will venture away from home to face off against the Florida Christian Patriots at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Coral Shores is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 35-6 victory over SmartEn Sports Academy at home. Considering the Hurricanes have won three contests by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Florida Christian waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They breezed by the Sharks at home to the tune of 41-6. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won five games by 28 points or more so far this season.
One reason for the win was Florida Christian's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Seth Porch was the leader with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Sebastian Prado was another major factor on D, making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Florida Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 221 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Coral Shores' win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Florida Christian, their record is now 5-1.
Coral Shores was taken down by Florida Christian 40-12 in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Can Coral Shores avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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