Titusville hasn't had much luck against Merritt Island recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Terriers will take on the Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Titusville will be strutting in after a victory while Merritt Island will be coming in after a defeat.
Two weeks ago, Titusville was fully in charge, breezing past Astronaut 37-3. The Terriers pushed the score to 30-3 by the end of the third, a deficit the War Eagles had little chance of recovering from.
Semaja Glover
| 10/30/25 vs Astronaut | 8 |
| 10/17/25 vs Merritt Island | 7 |
| 10/03/25 vs Melbourne Central Catholic | 5 |
| 09/26/25 @ Eau Gallie | 5 |
Titusville's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB nine times. The heavy lifting was done by Zymerius Brown and Semaja Glover, who racked up four sacks between them. Glover has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Dwight Jenkins was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making five total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Merritt Island lost 48-22 to Eau Gallie last Tuesday. The Mustangs have struggled against the Commodores recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Titusville will need to focus on slowing down Kevin Verpaele, one of several Merritt Island players who made an impact when they last played. He threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Keith Hamilton was in the mix too, providing Merritt Island with two scores.
Titusville is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.5 points on average over those games. As for Merritt Island, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-4.
Titusville couldn't quite finish off Merritt Island in their previous matchup back in October and fell 31-28. Can the Terriers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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