The Plant Panthers will head out to challenge the Tampa Bay Tech Titans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tampa Bay Tech took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Plant, who comes in off a win.
Plant is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Robinson: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Plant blew Robinson out of the water with a 59-0 final score. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Knights are ranked 246th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tripp Brown went supernova for Plant, throwing for 180 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes, while also rushing for 40 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Ben Mackinnon was in the mix as well, providing Plant with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Tampa Bay Tech was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 31-27 to Armwood. The Titans gained 136 more yards on the day, but it was the Hawks that made the best use of them.
Despite the defeat, Tampa Bay Tech got top-tier performance from Javari Barnett, who rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Barnett got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 68 yards.
Even though they lost, Tampa Bay Tech was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Armwood only rushed for 156.
Plant now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Tampa Bay Tech, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Plant came up short against Tampa Bay Tech in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 28-22. Can Plant avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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