Zephyrhills couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Springstead Eagles by a score of 16-13 on Friday.
Zephyrhills lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Dj Pickett, who picked up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown. Pickett got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of71 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Xzavier Jackson, who threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns.
Zephyrhills is headed away from home for the first time to take on Wesley Chapel at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Springstead, they will welcome Citrus at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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