On Friday St. Petersburg will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Naples Golden Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Petersburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Dunbar a 35-0 shutout.
It was another big night for Jeffery Jones, who rushed for 302 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
St. Petersburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Phillip Cushingberry and Christopher Tank. St. Petersburg got some further help from Jacob Collins: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
St. Petersburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 368 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Naples against River Ridge on Friday as the squad secured a 44-0 victory. The Golden Eagles pushed the score to 37-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Royal Knights had no chance of recovering from.
Shawn Simeon was his usual excellent self, rushing for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Naples also got a significant boost from Trayvon Jean, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 92 yards.
St. Petersburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.9 points per game. As for Naples, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 9-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. St. Petersburg has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 241.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Naples struggles in that department as they've been averaging 344.9. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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