Nease is 2-8 against St. Augustine since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Nease Panthers will face off against the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated after three-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Nease will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Fletcher, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Nease blew past Fletcher, posting a 39-0 victory at home. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Senators are ranked 127th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nease relied on the efforts of Kj Perry, who rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Nate Harry, who threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Harry a new career-high in rushing yards. 85 of those passing yards were hauled in by Maddox Spencer, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Nease was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fletcher only rushed for 105.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine was able to grind out a solid win over Riverside on Friday, taking the game 47-35.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Locklan Hewlett and his top target Trenton Jones. Hewlett threw for 306 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt while Jones picked up 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Carl Jenkins Jr. also helped out as he racked up 109 receiving yards.
Nease's record is now 3-0. As for St. Augustine, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Nease lost to St. Augustine on the road by a decisive 49-30 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Nease, Devonte Lyons (who rushed for 215 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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