ED White fought the good fight in their overtime game against Merritt Island on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Merritt Island Mustangs by a score of 30-27. The Commanders gained 67 more yards on the day, but it was the Mustangs that made the best use of them.
Although ED White took the loss, they still got scores from Nick Roberson, Joshua Patterson, and Landon Francis. The team also got some help courtesy of King Boylston, who threw for 188 yards and a touchdown on only 17 passes.
Donterrius Robinson Jr. was a one-man wrecking crew for Merritt Island as he picked up 139 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Merritt Island also relied on Robinson Jr., who's 45-yard boot wound up being the difference in the game. Another player making a difference was Kevin Verpaele, who threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns.
The defeat snapped ED White's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record. As for Merritt Island, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
ED White didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 16-9 win against Atlantic Coast on the 4th. As for Merritt Island, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Eau Gallie at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. Eau Gallie will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Merritt Island surely won't give up without a fight.
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