Keystone Heights fell victim to Palatka and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 40-0 loss at the hands of the Palatka Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 399th, while the Panthers are ranked 164th).
Leading Palatka to victory were KJ Wright and Justin Fells. Wright picked up 105 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Fells rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Fells a new career-high in rushing yards.
Keystone Heights dropped their record down to 2-7 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Palatka, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
Keystone Heights has already played their next contest, a 26-10 defeat against Crescent City on the 1st. As for Palatka, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 60-0 win against Father Lopez on the 1st.
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