Merritt Island proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 50) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Viera Hawks 17-14. That's more bragging rights for the Mustangs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The critical scores for Merritt Island came from Deshaun Thomas and Tobijah Semper.
When it comes to explaining why Viera lost, don't look at Ryan Boobar. Despite the final result, he rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns.
Merritt Island's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Viera, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
As of now, neither Merritt Island nor Viera have any future games scheduled.
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