Apopka has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They are headed away from home for the first time to take on the Edgewater Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Apopka will be strutting in after a victory while Edgewater will be coming in after a defeat.
Apopka is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand West Port a 49-0 shutout on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Blue Darters considering their three-point performance the matchup before.
Apopka's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Tyson Davison, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and Jayden Safford, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. The dominant performance also gave Safford a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Apopka was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 426 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Edgewater has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 16.25 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Saturday. They fell 31-21 to Jones. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Fightin' Tigers are ranked 19th).
Apopka's record now sits at 3-1. As for Edgewater, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-2.
Apopka was dealt a bruising 27-0 defeat at the hands of Edgewater in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Apopka avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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