The Ponte Vedra Sharks will head out on the road to take on the Niceville Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Ponte Vedra sitting on six straight victories and Niceville on four.
Ponte Vedra is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Beachside as Ponte Vedra made off with a 45-21 win. The result was nothing new for the Sharks, who have now won four matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
Drew Price had an outrageously good game as he threw for 244 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. 93 of those passing yards were hauled in by Cam Tietze, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Ponte Vedra was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ponte Vedra's defense and their eight sacks. Ryker Kemp was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up five himself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Niceville). They breezed by Middleburg to the tune of 49-13 on Friday. The Eagles' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Ponte Vedra pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.0 points per game. As for Niceville, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
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