The Naples Golden Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Port Charlotte Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Naples comes in on three and Port Charlotte on seven.
Naples is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They really took it to St. Petersburg for the full four quarters, racking up a 33-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won nine matchups by 23 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Port Charlotte has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 14.17 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They strolled past Jesuit with points to spare, taking the game 45-31.
Naples has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.9 points per game. As for Port Charlotte, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Naples couldn't quite finish off Port Charlotte in their previous meeting back in October and fell 21-18. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Port Charlotte's Logan Flaherty, who rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 90 yards and a touchdown. Now that Naples knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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