The Southwest Eagles will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Doral Academy Firebirds at 7:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Southwest was just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to Coral Reef. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Barracudas: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Doral Academy). They strolled past Spanish River with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 47-28. The Firebirds pushed the score to 34-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Sharks cut but never quite recovered from.
Doral Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Darreon Green, who rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Green was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 57 yards. Joel Miller was another key back, rushing for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Doral Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 409 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Southwest's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Doral Academy, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
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