Atlantic Coast hasn't had much luck against Mandarin recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Atlantic Coast Stingrays will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mandarin Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Atlantic Coast is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Parker 10-7. The win was some much needed relief for the Stingrays as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Jordyn Bell was a one-man wrecking crew for Atlantic Coast as he rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.6 yards per carry.
Atlantic Coast wouldn't let Parker keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Atlantic Coast can thank Darnell Malpress and Cory Matthews for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Mandarin humbled Creekside with a 57-13 victory. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Knights are ranked 57th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tramell Jones had an outrageously good game as he threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Shaunqueze Foster, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mandarin was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 524 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Mandarin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tamajh Mitchell and Shareef Jackson. Mandarin got some further help from Israel Ratliff: he forced a fumble and made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Atlantic Coast was dealt a bruising 30-0 loss at the hands of Mandarin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Atlantic Coast have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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