The University Titans will face off against the DeLand Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: University has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while DeLand will arrive with seven straight victories.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when University and Oviedo meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Titans were dealt a 55-7 defeat at the hands of the Lions. The Titans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-0.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Bulldogs last Friday. DeLand breezed past Flagler Palm Coast to the tune of 49-21. Considering DeLand has won three matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
University better keep an eye on Marceles Carey. He was instrumental in DeLand's win, rushing for 166 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only eight carries. Ladamion Bletcher was another key player, rushing for 68 yards and two TDs on only five carries.
DeLand didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Flagler Palm Coast to a completion percentage of just 42.9%. The team can thank Taihj Moore for the heroic effort on defense: he. DeLand has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.64 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.64 in their last three games.
DeLand's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for University, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
University took their victory against DeLand in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 55-35 score. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Moore, who rushed for 216 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 59 receiving yards and one touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Titans still be able to contain Moore? There's only one way to find out.
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