The Fernandina Beach Pirates will challenge the Santa Fe Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Fernandina Beach came up short against Fort White and fell 34-26.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss. They were beaten by Palatka 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 469th, while the Panthers are ranked 152nd).
Fernandina Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Santa Fe, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Fernandina Beach came out on top in a nail-biter against Santa Fe in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, sneaking past 31-28. Will Fernandina Beach repeat their success, or does Santa Fe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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