The Parker Braves will take on the Englewood Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Parker is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Fleming Island just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They were outmatched by the Golden Eagles at home and fell 51-24. The Braves were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-12.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Tony Kennedy and Cibastian Broughton. Broughton had a great game and threw for 174 yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, Kennedy was balling out in the loss, rushing for 232 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per carry, and also throwing for 134 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Parker was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 245 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Englewood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against Andrew Jackson, falling 42-14. The Rams were down 42-6 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Englewood wouldn't let Andrew Jackson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Englewood can thank Lequon Edwards and Dante Treadwell for forcing both of them.
Parker's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Englewood, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Parker has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 227 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Englewood, though, as they've been averaging only 76.9. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Parker was able to grind out a solid win over Englewood in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 24-14. Does Parker have another victory up their sleeve, or will Englewood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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