Niceville won the last time they faced Escambia, and things went their way on Friday too. The Niceville Eagles blew past the Escambia Gators 42-21. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Gators are ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Johnny Lewis Jr, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Niceville was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 416 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Escambia only gained 231.
Escambia lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Billy Dunn, who rushed for 11 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 70 yards and a touchdown on only two passes.
The victory made it two in a row for Niceville and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Escambia, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Niceville's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Pine Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Escambia, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Bay at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th.
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