Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fleming Island). They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 51-24 win over the Parker Braves. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-12.
Demhir Jackson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 218 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Those 218 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Fleming Island also got help from Trace Burney, who showed off his sure hands for 143 receiving yards.
When it comes to explaining why Parker lost, don't look at Tony Kennedy. Despite the final result, he rushed for 232 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 134 yards and a touchdown. Kennedy's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Fleming Island has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Parker, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-5.
Fleming Island will face off against Middleburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fleming Island knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Middleburg likes a good challenge. As for Parker, they will challenge Englewood at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Parker is facing Englewood at the right time seeing as Englewood is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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