The Poinciana Eagles will challenge the Auburndale Bloodhounds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Poinciana will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points back in September, then bounced right back against Lake Region on Friday. Poinciana blew past Lake Region 31-6. Considering the Eagles have won three matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Auburndale owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They walked away with a 7-0 victory over Ridge Community.
One reason for the win was Auburndale's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by James Tilus and Chad Mcclain, who racked up five sacks between them. Mcclain also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Poinciana's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Auburndale, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Poinciana was taken down by Auburndale 56-15 in their previous matchup back in October of 2014. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Poinciana was down 42-7.
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