Auburndale entered their match against Jones on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Auburndale Bloodhounds were outmatched by the Jones Fightin' Tigers at home and fell 49-7. While losing is never fun, the Bloodhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 199th, while the Fightin' Tigers are ranked 26th).
Even if they lost, Auburndale's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Elijah Dias and James Tilus, who racked up four sacks between them. Dias is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season.
A big part of Jones' win came down to the chemistry between Dereon Coleman and his top target Larry Miles. Coleman threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes while Miles picked up 33 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Auburndale now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Jones, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Auburndale will take on Ridge Community at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Jones, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Lake Wales at 7:00 p.m. on October 10th.
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