Two dominant signal callers in Ryan Downes and Dylan Nahra are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Booker Tornadoes will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Boca Ciega Pirates at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Booker is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They really took it to Nature Coast Tech for the full four quarters, racking up a 43-7 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Tornadoes who have now won six contests in a row.
Meanwhile, Boca Ciega got themselves on the board against Jefferson on Friday, but Jefferson never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Dragons 42-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Pirates just coasted through the last quarter.
Nahra was his usual excellent self, throwing for 152 yards and three touchdowns. What's more, he also racked up 19 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September. Kyree Jenkins was Nahra's top target, picking up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Boca Ciega wouldn't let Jefferson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Boca Ciega can thank Raymond Smith Jr and Christian Collins-Murray for forcing both of them. Smith Jr has become a key player for Boca Ciega: the team is undefeated when he posts at least one forced fumble, but 4-5 otherwise. Dontaivious Nelson was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Booker pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 52.2 points. As for Boca Ciega, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-5.
Everything came up roses for Booker against Boca Ciega when the teams last played back in October, as the team secured a 48-12 victory. In that game, Booker amassed a halftime lead of 34-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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