The Haines City Hornets will square off against the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Haines City hasn't scored more than 13 points for six games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Haines City turned things around against George Jenkins on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 7-6 photo finish over the Eagles.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg Catholic won against Out-of-Door Academy last Friday with 49 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Barons blew past Seffner Christian 49-7. Fans of the Barons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Haines City better keep an eye on Chase Burrill. He was instrumental in St. Petersburg Catholic's win, throwing for 212 yards and five TDs while completing 77.8% of his passes. What's more, Burrill racked up 155.6 passer rating, the most he's had since back in August. Brendan Wright helped Burrill out on the ground, picking up 38 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
St. Petersburg Catholic's run defense was locked in: Seffner Christian could only muster 3.5 yards per carry. The Barons didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.1.
Haines City's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-7. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0.
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