The Fleming Island Golden Eagles will square off against the Ponte Vedra Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fleming Island is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Orange Park 49-0 on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Golden Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.
Cibastian Broughton was a one-man wrecking crew for Fleming Island as he rushed for 61 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 176 yards and a touchdown on only nine passes. Trace Burney was Broughton's top target, picking up 129 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Ponte Vedra entered their tilt with Menendez on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Falcons, posting a 40-0 win at home. The game marked the Sharks' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Drew Price had an outrageously good game as he threw for 148 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown.all of that, rushing production came thanks to one massive run Cam Tietze did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 80 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ponte Vedra's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Ryker Kemp and Martin Geary, who racked up five sacks between them.
The win got Fleming Island back to even at 2-2. As for Ponte Vedra, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Fleming Island has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 186.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Ponte Vedra struggles in that department as they've been averaging 180. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Fleming Island strolled past Ponte Vedra when the teams last played back in October of 2021 by a score of 20-6. Does Fleming Island have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ponte Vedra turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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