Celebration has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They will challenge the Space Coast Vipers at 7:00 p.m. Space Coast took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Celebration, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row dating back to last season, Celebration finally turned things around against Lake Region two weeks ago. They blew past the Thunder 48-6 at home. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Storm had established a 29 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Space Coast was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 20-19 to Astronaut. The loss continues a trend for the Vipers in their matchups with the War Eagles: they've now lost eight in a row.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Zion Sandy, who threw for 112 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 34 yards. Kadyn Thomas was in the mix too, providing Space Coast with two touchdowns.
Space Coast wouldn't let Astronaut keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Alex Banachoski, Christopher Viers, and Christian Burt picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Astronaut's side was Ej Clouser, who made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Celebration's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-2. As for Space Coast, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Celebration beat Space Coast 19-6 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Celebration since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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