Space Coast extended their postseason success on Friday against Umatilla. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Umatilla Bulldogs 21-19. The win was familiar territory for the Vipers who have now won four contests in a row.
Christopher Mcdonel was a one-man wrecking crew for Space Coast as he rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns. Space Coast is undefeated when Mcdonel posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. Dee Parker also helped out with an impressive 117 receiving yards.
Josh Wilson and Keegan St. Amant certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Wilson rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown, while St. Amant picked up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Wilson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Space Coast's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.0 points per game. As for Umatilla, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-5.
Space Coast will play host again on Friday to welcome Bell, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Bell: 14, Space Coast: 11.2) so any points scored will be well earned. Umatilla does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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