St. Augustine and Bartram Trail are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The St. Augustine Yellow Jackets will head out to take on the Bartram Trail Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Augustine is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
St. Augustine is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Clay 56-6 at home on Monday. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a win for Bartram Trail just wasn't in the cards back in September as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Tocoi Creek, falling 46-26.
Bartram Trail might have lost, but man, Arthur Lewis IV was a machine: he rushed for 249 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per carry. Lewis IV is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 124 every time he's taken the field this season. Another back making a difference was Neko Dawkins, who gained 100 total yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Bartram Trail was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
St. Augustine's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Bartram Trail, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
St. Augustine skirted past Bartram Trail 34-31 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Augustine since the team 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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