The Pine Belt Spartans are taking a road trip to square off against the Sylva Bay Academy Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sylva Bay Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Pine Belt, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Pine Belt finally turned things around against New Orleans Home School S on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 44-8 win over the Saints on the road. The Spartans' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Brandon Burris was a one-man wrecking crew for Pine Belt as he rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Channing Melvin, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pine Belt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 91.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 176.3.
Pine Belt didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jayden Hartfield, Caleb Smith, and Bryce Kyzar picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Sylva Bay Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of DeSoto. Sylva Bay Academy had to suffer through a 68-28 loss at the hands of DeSoto. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Saints have suffered since September 15, 2023.
Pine Belt's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Sylva Bay Academy, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2.
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