Mandarin has won four straight games at home, while St. Augustine has won four straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Mandarin Mustangs will welcome the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets at 6:30 p.m. Mandarin's defense has only allowed 11.1 points per game this season, so St. Augustine's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Mandarin earned an 18-7 win over Oakleaf.
Mandarin found their leader in sophomore Drake Stubbs, who forced a fumble, made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended two passes. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 84 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Knox Annis, who threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Augustine). They breezed by Ridgeview to the tune of 63-7 on Friday. The Yellow Jackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 20 points or more this season.
Trenton Jones had an outrageously good game as he picked up 61 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Locklan Hewlett, who threw for 174 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Mandarin's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for St. Augustine, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
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