Palm Bay lost against Melbourne back in September of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Pirates had to suffer through a 59-14 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 404th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 168th).
Byron Thompson threw for 105 yards on six of 14 attempts. Tim Sederos was his top target, picking up 43 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Tyrese Jefferson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Melbourne, rushing for 169 yards and a pair of scores on only 14 carries, while also picking up 51 receiving yards and one TD. Jefferson's longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Edrick Hall was another key player, throwing for 217 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 17 passes.
This is the second loss in a row for Palm Bay and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Melbourne, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 4-1.
Palm Bay didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 29-3 loss against Satellite on the 26th. As for Melbourne, they have also already played their next game, an 18-10 defeat against Osceola on the 26th.
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