After both having extra time off, the Eau Gallie Commodores and the Merritt Island Mustangs will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Eau Gallie sitting on six straight victories and Merritt Island on three.
Last Friday, a win is a win, as they say, even a pretty close 7-3 win over Titusville. The seven-point effort marked the Commodores' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Eau Gallie wouldn't let Titusville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Josh Roberts was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Merritt Island ultimately got the result they hoped for last Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past ED White 30-27. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by exactly three points.
Donterrius Robinson Jr. was nothing short of spectacular: he picked up 139 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Merritt Island also relied on Robinson Jr., who's 45-yard boot wound up being the difference in the game. Kevin Verpaele was another key player, throwing for 220 yards and three touchdowns.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 12 points in total. All those points came courtesy of Liam Miller: he added nine points with three field goals, and another three kicking extra points.
Eau Gallie's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Merritt Island, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Everything came up roses for Eau Gallie against Merritt Island when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 62-22 win. In that match, Eau Gallie amassed a halftime lead of 34-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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