The Bartow Yellow Jackets's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Bloomingdale Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bartow will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 27) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Auburndale out 18-16.
Bartow can attribute much of their success to Blake Johnson, who threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 43 yards. Avis Brown Jr. was another key player, rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bloomingdale). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Brandon 40-0 at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulls considering their ten-point performance the contest before.
Bloomingdale found their leader in underclassman Preston Beckham, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Those 109 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Beckham. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Larson, who picked up 42 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Bartow's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-2. As for Bloomingdale, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
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