The Mandarin Mustangs are taking a road trip to face off against the Bradford Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mandarin is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Mandarin's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 41-0 win over Sandalwood. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Saints are ranked 359th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mandarin found their leader in underclassman Knox Annis, who threw for 129 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes. Mandarin also got a significant boost from Deion Winstead, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 88 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mandarin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Bradford put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past South Sumter 28-7.
Mandarin's record is now 3-0. As for Bradford, their record now sits at 3-0.
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