The Mandarin Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Oakleaf Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Mandarin's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with an 8-0 win over Fletcher. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Senators are ranked 144th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Oakleaf didn't have too much trouble with ED White at home on Friday as they won 28-14.
Oakleaf's defense made their presence known, laying out King Boylston. 11 times. Anthony Smith led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself. Amare' Thomas also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Oakleaf is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-2 otherwise.
Mandarin's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Oakleaf, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Mandarin beat Oakleaf 47-35 in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mandarin since the team 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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