Two dominant backs in Hezekiah Davis and Brandt Scott are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After each having a week off, the Jesuit Tigers and the Osceola Warriors will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Jesuit comes in on seven and Osceola on five.
Two weeks ago, Jesuit took their contest with ease, bagging a 45-7 win over Tampa Catholic. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by 31 points or more this season.
Jesuit's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Will Griffin, who threw for 114 yards and a pair of TDs, and also rushed for 36 yards and one score. The Tigers' leading receiver Mikey Vernon was Griffin's top target yet again, picking up 39 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Jesuit's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. Tampa Catholic's QB won't forget Macho Mendez anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Colton Haywood was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 14 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Osceola ultimately got the result they hoped for two weeks ago. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Pinellas Park 23-20.
The critical scores for Osceola came from Scott and Colin Pavlovich.
Jesuit's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Osceola, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
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