The Ponte Vedra Sharks will head out on the road to square off against the Fleming Island Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Ponte Vedra's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 40-0 win over Menendez. Given the Sharks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Falcons are ranked 174th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Drew Price went supernova for Ponte Vedra, throwing for 148 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 60 yards and a touchdown. Price was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 60 yards. 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.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fleming Island). They claimed a resounding 49-0 victory over Orange Park 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 had a dynamite game for Fleming Island, rushing for 61 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing 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.
The win (which was Ponte Vedra's third in a row) raised their record to 3-1. As for Fleming Island, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Ponte Vedra has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 180 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Fleming Island struggles in that department as they've been averaging 186.2. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Ponte Vedra ended up a good deal behind Fleming Island in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, losing 20-6. Can Ponte Vedra avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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