After each having a week off, the Pine Forest Eagles and the ED White Commanders will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pine Forest took a loss when they played away from home back in October, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They walked away with a 19-9 win over West Florida. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Jaguars are ranked 300th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pine Forest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Trevion Johnson, Rashard Payne, and Latrell Mcghee picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, ED White made easy work of Baldwin two weeks ago and carried off a 42-16 victory. With that win, the Commanders brought their scoring average up to 27 points per game.
ED White found their leader in freshman Rontrez Loyd, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 43 receiving yards and a touchdown. King Mercer also helped with two touchdowns in total.
ED White was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Baldwin only rushed for 57.
ED White pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.5 points per game. As for Pine Forest, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
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