The North Florida Educational Institute Fighting Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Chiefland Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Florida Educational Institute has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Chiefland will come in with four straight wins.
North Florida Educational Institute's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Trinity Christian Academy on Friday. They were outmatched by the Conquerors at home and fell 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 430th, while the Conquerors are ranked 110th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Chiefland on Friday. They strolled past Lafayette with points to spare, taking the game 38-20. Chiefland's victory was all the more impressive since the Hornets were averaging only 17.75 points allowed on the season.
Chiefland's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Matt Goodale, who rushed for 151 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Chiefland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 383 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Chiefland's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jolan Doty and Osten Jones. Chiefland got some further help from Reggie Adams: he picked up 2.5 sacks, made four total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
North Florida Educational Institute's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Chiefland, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
North Florida Educational Institute took a serious blow against Chiefland when the teams last played back in October of 2019, falling 35-6. Thankfully for North Florida Educational Institute, Ty Corbin (who rushed for nine yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 38 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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