The Merritt Island Mustangs will face off against the Satellite Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Merritt Island didn't have quite enough to beat Titusville and fell 17-14. The matchup marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, a win for Satellite just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Baker County, falling 37-14. While losing is never fun, the Scorpions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Wildcats are ranked 116th).
This is the second loss in a row for Merritt Island and nudges their season record down to 5-3. As for Satellite, their loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
Merritt Island beat Satellite 38-28 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Merritt Island repeat their success, or does Satellite have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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