The Titusville Terriers will square off against the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Titusville is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Eau Gallie on Friday. The Terriers fell 27-14 to the Commodores. The game marked the Terriers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Melbourne Central Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 41-13 loss at the hands of Bishop Moore. While losing is never fun, the Hustlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 275th, while the Hornets are ranked 60th).
Titusville will have to keep a close watch on Noah Flores and Grady Bonenberger, a pair of players who had a big impact on Melbourne Central Catholic's prior game. Flores rushed for 91 yards on only 12 carries, while Bonenberger picked up 77 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Titusville's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Titusville against Melbourne Central Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2022, as the team secured a 59-3 victory. In that contest, the Terriers amassed a halftime lead of 52-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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