Football Preview: Choctawhatchee Indians vs. Fort Walton Beach Vikings
Choctawhatchee has gone 8-2 against Fort Walton Beach recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Choctawhatchee Indians will host the Fort Walton Beach Vikings at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Choctawhatchee has three straight victories, Fort Walton Beach has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Choctawhatchee will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Rickards, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Everything went Choctawhatchee's way against Rickards two weeks ago as Choctawhatchee made off with a 31-7 win. Considering the Indians have won five matchups by more than 22 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Choctawhatchee found their leader in underclassman Von'Tavius Keller, who rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Keller has posted since back in August.
Choctawhatchee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Choctawhatchee wouldn't let Rickards keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Choctawhatchee can thank Hugh Boudreaux and Mario Alloway for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, a victory for Fort Walton Beach just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 33-12 to Godby. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Cougars are ranked 104th).
Fort Walton Beach's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jacorey Reed, who picked up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Anthony Gassaway, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown.
Choctawhatchee's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Fort Walton Beach, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Everything came up roses for Choctawhatchee against Fort Walton Beach when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 41-0 victory. Does Choctawhatchee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fort Walton Beach turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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