After a string of six wins, Zephyrhills's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 28-18 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Port Charlotte Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Pirates are ranked 30th).
Zephyrhills wouldn't let Port Charlotte keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Zephyrhills can thank Dj Pickett and Deori Pope for forcing both of them.
Port Charlotte found their leader in sophomore Logan Flaherty, who rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 122 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes. Those 132 rushing yards gave Flaherty a new career-high. Ifeanyi (Ike) Perry handled things on the ground, rushing for 80 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Zephyrhills' defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Port Charlotte, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
Zephyrhills will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Rockledge at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th. Zephyrhills will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for Port Charlotte, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 39-0 victory against Charlotte on the 5th.
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