It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rockledge can now relate to. They lost 35-15 to the Zephyrhills Bulldogs on Friday. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Although Rockledge took the loss, they still got scores from Joshua Williams and Jaelyn Bradley.
Zephyrhills' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dj Pickett led the charge by picking up 121 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Pickett showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 57 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Xzavier Jackson, who threw for 194 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes.
Rockledge's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Zephyrhills, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
Rockledge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Zephyrhills, they will take on Jones at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Jones: 10.2, Zephyrhills: 14.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
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