After both having extra time off, the Merritt Island Mustangs and the Eau Gallie Commodores will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Merritt Island comes in on three and Eau Gallie on six.
Last Monday, Merritt Island needed a bit of extra time to put away ED White. They had just enough and edged the Commanders out 30-27. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by exactly three points.
Donterrius Robinson Jr. had an outrageously good game as he picked up 139 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Merritt Island also relied on Robinson Jr., who's 45-yard boot wound up being the difference in the game. Another player making a difference was Kevin Verpaele, who threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 12 points in total. All those points came courtesy of Liam Miller: he added nine points with three field goals, and another three kicking extra points.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Eau Gallie beat Titusville 7-3 last Friday. Given the Commodores' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Terriers are ranked 68th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eau Gallie wouldn't let Titusville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Josh Roberts was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Merritt Island's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Eau Gallie, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Merritt Island was dealt a bruising 62-22 loss at the hands of Eau Gallie in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Merritt Island was down 34-14.
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