St. Cloud was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of the Merritt Island Mustangs by a score of 26-23. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Mustangs are ranked 143rd).
Several Bulldogs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Logan King, who threw for 466 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt. Alexander Springs was King's top target, picking up 177 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Delvonte Williams was nothing short of spectacular for Merritt Island: he rushed for 176 yards. Donterrius Robinson Jr. was another key player, picking up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown.
St. Cloud now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Merritt Island, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
St. Cloud will head out to face off against Lake Nona at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Merritt Island, they will square off against ED White at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. ED White's defense has only allowed 8.2 points per game this season, so Merritt Island's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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