Winter Haven is 8-2 against Auburndale since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Winter Haven Blue Devils will square off against the Auburndale Bloodhounds at 7:30 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Winter Haven has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Auburndale will arrive with three straight wins.
Winter Haven is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Ridge Community on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Winter Haven came up short against Ridge Community, falling 36-14.
Meanwhile, Auburndale strolled past Wildwood with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 31-13.
The critical scores for Auburndale came from Chad Mcclain and William Mckenzie.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Auburndale's defense and their three sacks. Mcclain was especially locked on to Wildwood's QB and sacked him twice. Mcclain is also on a roll when it comes to sacks, as he's now sacked two or more in the last three games he's played. Another thorn in Wildwood's side was Elijah Dias, who made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Winter Haven's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Auburndale, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Winter Haven took their win against Auburndale in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 34-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Winter Haven since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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