The Fort Walton Beach Vikings will square off against the Godby Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Walton Beach's defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so Godby's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Fort Walton Beach came up short against Arnold and fell 14-3. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Godby waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the War Eagles 27-7.
Godby's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jamarin Simmons, who picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Lazarus Chambers, who threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes.
Godby didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jamahrcus Payne and Trenton Rogers.
Fort Walton Beach now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Godby, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Fort Walton Beach might still be hurting after the 28-6 defeat they got from Godby when the teams last played back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Godby's Demyric Bentley, who rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Now that Fort Walton Beach knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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