After each having a week off, the Winter Haven Blue Devils and the Riverview Sarasota Rams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Winter Haven's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Auburndale two weeks ago. They were outmatched by the Bloodhounds and fell 36-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Blue Devils were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Riverview Sarasota). They were the clear victors by a 63-42 margin over Manatee last Friday. The Rams haven't had any issues with the Hurricanes recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Riverview Sarasota's win came from a few key players Winter Haven will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Parker Nippert, who threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. Those 279 passing yards gave him a new career-high. Isaiah Belt helped Nippert out on the ground, rushing for 92 yards and three scores.
Riverview Sarasota was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
Riverview Sarasota's record now sits at 8-1-1. As for Winter Haven, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.
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