The Eau Gallie Commodores will take on the Bishop Moore Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Eau Gallie is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Titusville 44-7. The Commodores' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Eau Gallie's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Emmanuel Small led the charge by rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave Small a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Tay Welch, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown.
Eau Gallie was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Titusville only rushed for a.
Meanwhile, Bishop Moore's offense rose to the challenge against a Tigers defense that boasted an average of only 12.5 points allowed on Friday. Bishop Moore blew past Dunnellon 38-15. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
Bishop Moore's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Amare Johnson, who rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and Bjorn Jurgensen, who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. With that strong performance, Johnson is now averaging an impressive 102.4 rushing yards per game.
Bishop Moore pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34 points. As for Eau Gallie, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
Eau Gallie came out on top in a nail-biter against Bishop Moore when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 12-10. Does Eau Gallie have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop Moore turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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