American Heritage is on a six-game streak of home wins, while St. Augustine is on a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The American Heritage Patriots will welcome the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (American Heritage: 14.4, St. Augustine: 14.7) so any points scored will be well earned.
American Heritage is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 35-14 margin over Norland. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won six games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Malachi Toney continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 103 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also throwing for 122 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jamar Denson was Toney's top target, picking up 74 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
American Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine was able to grind out a solid win over Choctawhatchee on Friday, taking the game 13-6. The 13-point effort marked the Yellow Jackets' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for St. Augustine came from Trendell Anderson and Christian Coleman.
St. Augustine didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jimmie Wheeler and K'Yon Wilcox.
St. Augustine's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for American Heritage, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. American Heritage has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 190.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like St. Augustine struggles in that department as they've been averaging 155.9. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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