The Avon Park Red Devils will face off against the Specially Fit Academy Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Avon Park is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Avon Park's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against LaBelle on Friday. They took a blow against the Cowboys/Cowgirls, falling 42-0. The shutout was out of character for the Red Devils seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Specially Fit Academy). They breezed by Ambassadors Christian Academy at home to the tune of 59-6 last Friday. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 31 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Specially Fit Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Wesley Gibson, who rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. The dominant performance gave Gibson a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaydis Wiley, who threw for 239 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes.
Specially Fit Academy's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Tihree Spencer. Another thorn in Ambassadors Christian Academy's side was Mathew Phillips, who made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Specially Fit Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 371 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Avon Park's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Specially Fit Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
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