Flagler Palm Coast has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to square off against the University Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Flagler Palm Coast will be strutting in after a win while University will be coming in after a loss.
While Flagler Palm Coast didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Zephyrhills Christian Academy, posting a 50-19 victory at home. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Warriors are ranked 378th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marcus Mitchell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 231 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Braylyn Simmons did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 118 receiving yards.
Flagler Palm Coast wouldn't let Zephyrhills Christian Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Corinthians Watson Jr was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Flagler Palm Coast got some further help from Colby Cronk: he picked up 3.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, University's undefeated season came to an end after four games on Friday. They were beaten by Eau Gallie 40-7. Having soared to a lofty 46 points in the game before, the Titans couldn't push the score so high this time.
Flagler Palm Coast's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for University, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Flagler Palm Coast and University were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but Flagler Palm Coast suffered an agonizing 29-28 loss. Can Flagler Palm Coast avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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