The IMG Academy White Ascenders's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Ponte Vedra Sharks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. IMG Academy White is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.9 points per game this season.
Ponte Vedra is facing IMG Academy White at the wrong time: IMG Academy White suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Hornets, falling 35-14.
Meanwhile, Ponte Vedra had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Raiders 35-6 on the road. The Sharks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 29 points or more this season.
Ponte Vedra got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Drew Price out in front who threw for 142 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 73 yards. That's the most rushing yards Price has posted since back in August. 82 of those passing yards were hauled in by Cam Tietze, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ponte Vedra was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
IMG Academy White's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Ponte Vedra, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
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