St. Augustine has gone 8-2 against Nease recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The St. Augustine Yellow Jackets will host the Nease Panthers at 7:00 p.m. St. Augustine will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, St. Augustine earned a 47-35 victory over Riverside. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Generals are ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Augustine had a senior duo take command as Locklan Hewlett threw for 306 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt and Trenton Jones picked up 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Trendell Anderson helped Hewlett out on the ground, rushing for 44 yards and two touchdowns.
Nease aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Friday extended their overall winning streak to three. They blew past Fletcher 39-0 at home.
Nease had a senior duo take command as Kj Perry rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries and Nate Harry threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Harry a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (85 yards to be exact) went to Maddox Spencer, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Nease was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fletcher only rushed for 105.
St. Augustine's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Nease, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-0.
St. Augustine strolled past Nease in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 49-30. Does St. Augustine have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nease turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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