Poinciana fell victim to Auburndale and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Bloodhounds 42-0. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bloodhounds apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2024.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Auburndale to victory, but perhaps none more so than Teo Edwards, who threw for 126 yards and one touchdown, and also punched in one score on the ground. Darion Jiles did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 90 receiving yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Poinciana and nudges their season record down to 2-5. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 4-3 Lake Region (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 64.3% over those games). As for Auburndale, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Coming up, Poinciana will challenge Gateway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers' defense has only allowed 13.5 points per game this season, so the Eagles' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Auburndale, they will square off against Lake Region at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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