The Fleming Island Golden Eagles will square off against the Creekside Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Fleming Island will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in September (they won by 49) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 31-29 victory over Ponte Vedra.
Demhir Jackson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 186 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also picking up 48 receiving yards. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run. Cibastian Broughton was another key player, throwing for 205 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Creekside didn't have too much trouble with Winter Park at home two weeks ago as they won 45-28.
Fleming Island's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2. As for Creekside, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Fleming Island and Creekside were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but Fleming Island came up empty-handed after a 49-48 loss. Will Fleming Island have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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