The Orange Park Raiders will take on the Ponte Vedra Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Orange Park will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Orange Park finally turned things around against Westside last Friday. They walked away with a 20-7 win over the Wolverines.
Dylon Ruiz had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns. Backing up that air attack was Quinton Moore, who rushed for 141 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Orange Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ponte Vedra). They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat Middleburg 52-21 at home. Ponte Vedra's victory was all the more impressive since the Broncos were averaging only 10.29 points allowed on the season.
Ponte Vedra's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jake Hilley, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown. Drew Price was another key player, rushing for 12 yards and a touchdown.
Ponte Vedra didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cooper Sobieck and Jack Berquist.
Orange Park's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5. As for Ponte Vedra, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Orange Park took a serious blow against Ponte Vedra when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 35-0. Can Orange Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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