The Mainland Buccaneers will square off against the Apopka Blue Darters at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mainland has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Apopka will arrive with four straight wins.
Mainland's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Seabreeze on Wednesday. They fell 6-0 to the Sandcrabs.
Meanwhile, Apopka earned a 20-12 victory over Dr. Phillips on Wednesday. Given the Blue Darters' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Panthers are ranked 67th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Apopka's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.9 points on average over those games. As for Mainland, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Mainland and Apopka were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in April of 2023, but Mainland suffered an agonizing 7-6 defeat. Can the Buccaneers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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