The South Fork Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Heritage Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on South Fork, who comes in off a win.
South Fork took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took down Sebastian River 21-7.
Omar Mejia was his usual excellent self, rushing for 139 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Another big playmaker for South Fork was Tony Jefferson Ii, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
South Fork's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Derek Wright. Maddox Weiner was another major factor on D, making 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Heritage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Vero Beach by a score of 10-7.
South Fork's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
South Fork barely slipped by Heritage in their previous meeting back in October of 2014, winning 34-33. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Heritage's Josh Gaines, who rushed for 221 yards and a touchdown while picking up 13.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for South Fork to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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