The Spruce Creek Hawks will take on the Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Spruce Creek's defense has only allowed 12.7 points per game this season, so Flagler Palm Coast's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Spruce Creek fought the good fight in their overtime game against Seminole on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 16-10 to the Seminoles. The matchup marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Flagler Palm Coast). They breezed past Yulee to the tune of 42-14 on Friday. With the Bulldogs ahead 21-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Flagler Palm Coast's win came from a few key players Spruce Creek will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was La'Darius Simmons, who rushed for 73 yards and two TDs, and also threw for 89 yards and one touchdown on perfect 5-for-5 passing. His passing game has become a key predictor of Flagler Palm Coast's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 0-5 otherwise. Ehimen Ajede was another key player, rushing for 46 yards and a pair of scores.
Flagler Palm Coast's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Spruce Creek, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
Spruce Creek won a contest that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in November of 2024, slipping by Flagler Palm Coast 36-35. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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