The First Coast Buccaneers will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Mandarin Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. First Coast's defense has only allowed 14.4 points per game this season, so Mandarin's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, First Coast strolled past Sandalwood with points to spare, taking the game 28-14.
Meanwhile, Mandarin didn't have too much trouble with Rockledge at home on Friday as they won 24-7. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Raiders are ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shaunqueze Foster continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 216 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 62 yards. Deion Winstead also helped out as he racked up 101 rushing yards.
Mandarin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 382 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
First Coast's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-2. As for Mandarin, their record now sits at 4-2.
First Coast was taken down by Mandarin 34-7 in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Can First Coast avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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