Two dominant signal callers in Eddie Jordan and Cibastian Broughton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Beachside Barracudas will take on the Fleming Island Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Beachside will be strutting in after a victory while Fleming Island will be coming in after a defeat.
Beachside will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 38) 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 29-26 win over Tocoi Creek. The victory was familiar territory for the Barracudas who have now won three matchups in a row.
Meanwhile, Fleming Island didn't have quite enough to beat Creekside on Friday and fell 48-45. The Golden Eagles were up 21-7 in the second but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Fleming Island might have lost, but man, Broughton was a machine: he threw for 359 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 90 yards on only ten carries. Broughton has become a key player for Fleming Island: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Trace Burney was Broughton's top target, picking up 192 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Beachside's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Fleming Island, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
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