The Ponte Vedra Sharks will challenge the Leesburg Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Ponte Vedra: 18, Leesburg: 10.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Ponte Vedra's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Fleming Island offense got past them. Ponte Vedra fell just short of Fleming Island by a score of 31-29 on Friday. The Sharks' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Ponte Vedra's defeat came about despite a quality game from Drew Price, who threw for 294 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 48 yards. Davitt Doherty was Price's top target, picking up 107 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Leesburg won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Land O' Lakes 20-19.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Carlos Villalongo and Tj Morrow. Villalongo had a solid game last Friday and rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Morrow was balling out in the loss, rushing for 124 yards and a touchdown.
Leesburg's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Sylvester Dority, James Benton, and Benton picked up one apiece.
Ponte Vedra's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Leesburg, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
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