The Auburndale Bloodhounds are taking a road trip to take on the Ridge Community Bolts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Auburndale will head into Saturday's match ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Friday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Saturday was a bit more commanding. They had to suffer through a 49-7 loss at the hands of Jones. While losing is never fun, the Bloodhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 199th, while the Fightin' Tigers are ranked 26th).
Even if they lost, Auburndale's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Elijah Dias and James Tilus, who racked up four sacks between them. Dias is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Ridge Community waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 35-26 win over the Eagles.
Auburndale now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Ridge Community, their victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Auburndale took a serious blow against Ridge Community in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, falling 81-50. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Auburndale was down 58-0.
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