The Viera Hawks will venture away from home to face off against the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Viera is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 45-8 victory over Tohopekaliga at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Eric Nelson was his usual excellent self, throwing for 133 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 37 yards.
Meanwhile, Melbourne Central Catholic never let their opponents score on Friday. They breezed by Foundation Academy on the road to the tune of 44-0. Given the Hustlers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Lions are ranked 442nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brogan Mcnab continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 198 yards and four touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 38 yards and a touchdown. Grady Bonenberger was another key player, picking up 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Melbourne Central Catholic wouldn't let Foundation Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Ezra Engle, Noah Ostrander, and Ostrander picked up one apiece. Ostrander also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Viera now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Viera against Melbourne Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 53-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Viera since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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