St. Petersburg has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Largo Packers at 7:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (St. Petersburg: 10.7, Largo: 15.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, St. Petersburg was fully in charge, breezing past Southeast 34-2 on the road. Given the Green Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Seminoles are ranked 329th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jeffery Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 124 yards on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 219 yards on ten of 21 attempts. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 124 rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (94 yards to be exact) went to Trenton Hines.
St. Petersburg's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Clifton Slone, Ben Cubito, and Hines picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Largo entered their matchup against Palm Harbor University on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Largo fell just short of Palm Harbor University by a score of 15-13. The Packers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Petersburg's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Largo, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
St. Petersburg didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Largo in their previous matchup back in August of 2018, but they still walked away with a 27-21 victory. Does St. Petersburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Largo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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