Eau Gallie hasn't had much luck against Heritage recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Eau Gallie Commodores will challenge the Heritage Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Heritage took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Eau Gallie, who comes in off a win.
Eau Gallie will head into Friday's contest having proved themselves against Rockledge: Eau Gallie barely beat Rockledge the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Eau Gallie blew past Rockledge, posting a 40-0 victory on the road. Given the Commodores' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Raiders are ranked 78th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eau Gallie got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Joseph Allen out in front who threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Eau Gallie also got help from Mekhi Biggs, who showed off his sure hands for 92 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Heritage lost 34-14 to Seminole on Friday.
Eau Gallie pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Heritage, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1.
Eau Gallie came up short against Heritage in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 20-14. Thankfully for Eau Gallie, Lj Turner (who rushed for 283 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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