The Bartow Yellow Jackets will face off against the Riverview Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Bartow will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Lake Wales on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 28-point defeat they were dealt two weeks ago. Bartow fell just short of Lake Wales by a score of 28-25. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Yellow Jackets have suffered against the Highlanders since November 3, 2017.
Bartow might have lost, but man, Blake Johnson was a machine: he threw for 338 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 54 yards. Ka?Marion Thomas was Johnson's top target, picking up 157 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Riverview's offense. They were dealt a 48-0 defeat at the hands of Armwood on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Hawks are ranked tenth).
This is the second loss in a row for Bartow and nudges their season record down to 5-4. As for Riverview, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season.
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