Winter Haven is 9-1 against Ridge Community since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Winter Haven Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Ridge Community Bolts at 7:30 p.m. Winter Haven's offense hasn't had much luck over their past four games, but Friday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Winter Haven's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Lake Gibson on Friday. They took a blow against the Braves, falling 38-0. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 329th, while the Braves are ranked 148th).
Meanwhile, Ridge Community was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Friday as they fell 13-7 to Haines City. The Bolts have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Winter Haven's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Ridge Community, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Winter Haven against Ridge Community in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 41-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Winter Haven since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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