Pensacola hasn't had much luck against Escambia recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Pensacola Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Escambia Gators at 7:00 p.m. Pensacola's defense has only allowed 14.7 points per game this season, so Escambia's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Pensacola is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Booker T. Washington a 23-0 shutout on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Tigers have posted against the Wildcats since September 11, 2015.
Pensacola didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Thaddarius Witherspoon and Jordan Williams.
Meanwhile, Escambia beat Navarre 28-18 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gators.
Georqirous Moultrie had a dynamite game for Escambia, rushing for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Nino Freeman, who rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown.
Pensacola pushed their record up to 3-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Escambia, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Pensacola has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 206.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Escambia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 151.7. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Pensacola took a serious blow against Escambia when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 47-7. Thankfully for Pensacola, Anthony Hall (who threw for 200 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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