Florence unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were dealt a 40-12 loss at the hands of the Kent Denver Sun Devils on Friday. The Huskies were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-0.
Despite the loss, Florence still got an impressive performance from Noah Howard, who rushed for 162 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Howard showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 65 yards.
Yianni Balafas went supernova For Kent Denver., throwing for 348 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Balafas a new career-high in passer rating (157.2). Colton Meade was another key player, picking up 84 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Florence didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 49-20 defeat against The Classical Academy on the 5th. As for Kent Denver, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Denver Christian at 6:00 p.m. on the 12th.
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