Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Merritt Island). They blew past the Palm Bay Pirates 41-2 on the road on Friday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Pirates are ranked 327th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Merritt Island to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kevin Verpaele, who threw for 212 yards and a touchdown on only 11 passes. Merritt Island also got help from Donterrius Robinson Jr., who showed off his sure hands for 89 receiving yards.
Merritt Island's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Palm Bay, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Merritt Island will take on St. Cloud at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Palm Bay, they will square off against Melbourne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Melbourne's defense has only allowed 11.2 points per game this season, so Palm Bay's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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