Football Preview: Doral Academy Firebirds vs. Southridge Spartans
The Doral Academy Firebirds will challenge the Southridge Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Doral Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 37 points back in August, they were much more limited against Hialeah last Friday. They took a blow against the Thoroughbreds, falling 35-7. The loss was the Firebirds' first of the season.
Doral Academy's defeat came about despite a quality game from Jordan Lleo, who threw for 147 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 37 yards.
Meanwhile, Southridge entered their tilt with Hialeah on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They claimed a resounding 34-0 win over the Thoroughbreds at home. That looming 34-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Spartans yet this season.
Southridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but William Williams led the charge by rushing for 77 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was James Perrone, who threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns.
Having lost for the first time this season, Doral Academy fell to 2-1. As for Southridge, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Doral Academy was dealt a bruising 40-0 loss at the hands of Southridge when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Doral Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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