The Port Charlotte Pirates will take on the Zephyrhills Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Port Charlotte comes in on three and Zephyrhills on five.
Port Charlotte will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 32) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Naples , sneaking past 21-18.
Meanwhile, Zephyrhills strolled past Fivay with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 32-13.
Zephyrhills got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Roe Miller out in front who rushed for 168 yards while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Miller a new career-high in rushing yards. Xzavier Jackson was another key passer, throwing for 149 yards and two touchdowns.
Zephyrhills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four matches they've averaged 185.
Port Charlotte's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Zephyrhills, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
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