The Fivay Falcons will face off against the Pasco Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fivay has three straight wins, Pasco has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Fivay is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past West Port 42-22 on Friday. With that victory, the Falcons brought their scoring average up to 26.5 points per game.
Fivay got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Sean Brown out in front who rushed for 194 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 34 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Brown a new career-high in rushing yards. Lincoln McManus was another key passer, throwing for 197 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes.
Fivay's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB ten times. The heavy lifting was done by Darrell Howell and Jebarri Brown, who racked up 6.5 sacks between them. With that strong performance, Howell is now averaging an impressive 2.3 sacks per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fivay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Pasco ended up a good deal behind Hernando on Friday and lost 28-13.
Fivay's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Pasco, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Fivay was able to grind out a solid win over Pasco when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 16-8. Will Fivay repeat their success, or does Pasco have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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