Fort Meade and Frostproof are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Fort Meade Miners will head out to challenge the Frostproof Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fort Meade has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight losses, while Frostproof will come in with four straight wins.
Fort Meade will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played back in September but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on October 4th was a bit more commanding. They came up short against IMG Academy White, falling 35-9. While losing is never fun, the Miners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 351st, while the Ascenders are ranked 103rd).
Even if they lost, Fort Meade's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Darian Kirkland was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Frostproof beat Mulberry 22-16 on Friday.
Fort Meade's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Frostproof, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Fort Meade was able to grind out a solid victory over Frostproof in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 20-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fort Meade since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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