The Indian Rocks Christian Eagles will take on the North Florida Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Things were looking good for Indian Rocks Christian after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They were outmatched by Seffner Christian on the road and fell 34-6. The Eagles gained 68 more yards on the day, but it was the Crusaders that made the best use of them.
Indian Rocks Christian's defeat came about despite a quality game from Anderson Dumm, who rushed for 140 yards while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
Dumm wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Indian Rocks Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Florida Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against North Bay Haven Academy by a score of 10-2 on Friday.
North Florida Christian'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 Kyle Estimond. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defending a pass in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Indian Rocks Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for North Florida Christian, they pushed their record up to 1-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
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