After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Osceola is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Tarpon Springs Spongers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Osceola's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They really took it to Dunedin for the full four quarters, racking up a 35-0 victory on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Warriors considering their ten-point performance the matchup before.
Brandt Scott had a dynamite game for Osceola, rushing for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also catching a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Tarpon Springs had already won six in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.8 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They secured a 14-10 W over the Hurricanes.
The critical scores for Tarpon Springs came from Nikita Rinios and Alex Malyszko.
Osceola's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Tarpon Springs, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Osceola might still be hurting after the 31-10 loss they got from Tarpon Springs in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Osceola, Parkees Harris (who rushed for 258 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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