Wednesday just wasn't the day for Englewood's offense. They were beaten by the Mandarin Mustangs 39-0 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 310th, while the Mustangs are ranked 99th).
A big part of Mandarin's victory came down to the chemistry between Camron Latsko and her top target Aubrey Watts. Latsko threw for 191 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of her passes while Watts picked up 24 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Englewood dropped their record down to 0-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Mandarin, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Englewood and Atlantic Coast will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field one another at 6:00 p.m. on March 25th. Atlantic Coast's defense has only allowed 9.5 points per game this season, so Englewood's offense will have their work cut out for them. Mandarin will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against St. Augustine at 6:00 p.m. on March 24th. Mandarin is facing St. Augustine at the right time seeing as St. Augustine is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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