Largo lost against St. Petersburg back in August of 2018, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Largo Packers took a 20-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Petersburg Green Devils. The Packers have struggled against the Green Devils recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Xavier Phillips threw for 120 yards on six of 20 attempts.
Sincere Mcclinton was his top target, picking up 40 receiving yards.
Jeffery Jones was his usual excellent self, rushing for 119 yards and a touchdown on only five carries for St. Petersburg. Jones' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 119 rushing yards. St. Petersburg also got a significant boost from Zy'Quayvion Williams, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
Largo's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for St. Petersburg, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Largo will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on East Lake at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th. St. Petersburg also won't see the field for a while: their next match is against Calvary Christian at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th. St. Petersburg's defense has only allowed 10.1 points per game this season, so Calvary Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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