The Melbourne Bulldogs are taking a road trip to square off against the Armwood Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Melbourne focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five last Friday.
Melbourne's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Eau Gallie last Friday. They were dealt a 43-0 defeat at the hands of the Commodores. The match marked the first time this year in which the Bulldogs were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Armwood put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Sickles onto the board and left with a 58-0 win. Considering the Hawks have won nine contests by more than 22 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
AJ Jones was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Rhys Brush, who threw for 138 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes.
Armwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kellen Wiley and Dashawn Styles. Wiley is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played.
Armwood pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.0 points per game. As for Melbourne, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Melbourne has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 194.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Armwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 147.7. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Melbourne took a serious blow against Armwood when the teams last played back in November of 2019, falling 57-0. Thankfully for Melbourne, Charles Montgomery (who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 93 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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