It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Fleming Island had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 35-28 win over the Mosley Dolphins. Winning may never get old, but the Golden Eagles sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
It was another big night for Cibastian Broughton, who rushed for 191 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 148 yards on 12 of 22 attempts. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 63 yards. A healthy portion of Broughton's aerial production (110 yards to be exact) went to Trace Burney.
Fleming Island was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Fleming Island's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Demhir Jackson with two. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 111 rushing yards. Tacori Allen was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles and defending four passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Fleming Island is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.8 points per game. As for Mosley, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-2.
Fleming Island is taking a road trip to face off against Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. Mosley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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