On Friday Flagler Palm Coast will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the University Titans at 7:00 p.m. Flagler Palm Coast's defense has only allowed nine points per game this season, so University's offense will have their work cut out for them.
While Flagler Palm Coast didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Zephyrhills Christian Academy 50-19 at home on Friday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Warriors are ranked 377th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marcus Mitchell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 231 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Braylyn Simmons also helped out with an impressive 118 receiving yards.
Flagler Palm Coast wouldn't let Zephyrhills Christian Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Corinthians Watson Jr was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Flagler Palm Coast got some further help from Colby Cronk: he picked up 3.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Flagler Palm Coast was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Zephyrhills Christian Academy only rushed for 77.
Meanwhile, University's undefeated season came to an end after four games on Friday. They had to suffer through a 40-7 loss at the hands of Eau Gallie. The loss was the Titans' first of the season.
Flagler Palm Coast's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for University, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Flagler Palm Coast has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 227.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like University struggles in that department as they've been averaging 166.4. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Flagler Palm Coast and University were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but Flagler Palm Coast came up empty-handed after a 29-28 defeat. Can Flagler Palm Coast avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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