Two dominant signal callers in Pj Miller and Hayden Hayes are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Spruce Creek Hawks will face off against the Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Thursday, Spruce Creek didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against University, but they still walked away with a 20-14 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
Meanwhile, Flagler Palm Coast waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They snuck past the Bulldogs with a 62-57 win.
It was another big night for Hayes, who rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 240 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Marcus Mitchell was another key player, rushing for 230 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry.
Flagler Palm Coast didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Corinthians Watson Jr and Lucas Siharaj. Watson Jr has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last five times he's played. Another thorn in DeLand's side was Colby Cronk, who picked up two sacks and made 14 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Flagler Palm Coast pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 47.5 points per game. As for Spruce Creek, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Spruce Creek came up short against Flagler Palm Coast when the teams last played back in October, falling 50-39. Can Spruce Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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