The Flowers Jaguars will head out on the road to challenge the Bladensburg Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Flowers is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Flowers' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Parkdale 50-0. Considering the Jaguars have won three contests by more than 21 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Kodi Gardner was his usual excellent self, rushing for 128 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 76 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Flowers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Flowers didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cavare Durandisse and Risan Smith.
Meanwhile, Bladensburg scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. The game between the Mustangs and Northwestern didn't end well, with the Mustangs falling 23-8.
Flowers' win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Bladensburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Flowers against Bladensburg in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 63-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Jaguars since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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