Vero Beach has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Palm Bay Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vero Beach is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 25.9 points per game this season.
Vero Beach will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 27-point they dealt Treasure Coast on Friday. Vero Beach took their game with ease, bagging a 34-7 win over Treasure Coast. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 27 points or more this season.
Champ Monds was his usual excellent self, throwing for 177 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 35 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Palm Bay was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 28-7 to Titusville. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 373rd, while the Terriers are ranked 90th).
Vero Beach's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Palm Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Vero Beach took their win against Palm Bay in their previous meeting back in August of 2014 by a conclusive 35-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vero Beach 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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