ED White is 7-0 against Englewood since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The ED White Commanders will host the Englewood Rams at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
ED White's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 20-0 margin over Westside. Given the Commanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the Wolverines are ranked 373rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
ED White's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Rontrez Loyd, who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown. Nick Roberson did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 92 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to ED White's defense and their six sacks. Mark Shiloh was especially locked on to Westside's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Westside's side was Javon Johnson, who picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Englewood was able to grind out a solid victory over Ridgeview on Friday, taking the game 14-7.
Englewood wouldn't let Ridgeview keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Englewood can thank Nick Nelson and Isaac Brundge for forcing both of them. Nelson also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making four total tackles, and defending a pass. Englewood got some further help from Kamren Greene: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The win got ED White back to even at 1-1. As for Englewood, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Everything went ED White's way against Englewood in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as ED White made off with a 36-14 win. Will ED White repeat their success, or does Englewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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