Flagler Palm Coast waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Spruce Creek Hawks by a score of 50-39. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly 11 points.
A big part of Flagler Palm Coast's victory came down to the chemistry between Hayden Hayes and his top target Mikhail Zysek. Hayes threw for 362 yards and six touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes while Zysek picked up 187 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Hayes is now averaging an impressive 3.1 passing touchdowns per game. Flagler Palm Coast also got a significant boost from Marcus Mitchell, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 115 yards.
One reason for the win was Flagler Palm Coast's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Spruce Creek's QB won't forget Colby Cronk anytime soon given he sacked him 3.5 times. Cronk has been hot for a while, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last nine times he's played. Flagler Palm Coast got some further help from Zaiden Greene: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, Spruce Creek still got an impressive performance from Jacob Lohman, who threw for 307 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Tony Kinsler, who picked up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Flagler Palm Coast pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Spruce Creek, their record now sits at 5-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Flagler Palm Coast will host Matanzas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Flagler Palm Coast knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Matanzas likes a good challenge. As for Spruce Creek, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Gulf Coast at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Spruce Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37 points per game this season.
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