The Mainland Buccaneers will face off against the Heritage Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Mainland strolled past DeLand with points to spare, taking the game 42-27. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Buccaneers.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mainland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sebastian Johnson, who threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 31 yards. Jameil Patrick was Johnson's top target, picking up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mainland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, Heritage owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Westwood 30-0 at home. Given Heritage's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 95th, while Westwood is ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mainland's record is now 2-5. As for Heritage, their record now sits at 3-4.
Mainland beat Heritage 21-14 in their previous matchup back in November of 2015. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Heritage's Daeshawn Mills, who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 139 yards on eight of 15 attempts. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Mainland to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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