The Auburndale Bloodhounds will venture away from home to face off against the Kathleen Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Auburndale's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Lake Wales on Friday. They lost 23-0 to the Highlanders. The Bloodhounds haven't had much luck with the Highlanders recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Kathleen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a blow against Cairo, falling 63-24. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 426th in Florida, while the Syrupmakers are ranked 118th in Georgia).
Kathleen might have lost, but man, Kelin Hendrix was a machine: he rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 166 yards on ten of 28 attempts. Hendrix got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 77 yards. 82 of those passing yards were hauled in by Rashard Kelly.
Auburndale's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Kathleen, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Auburndale strolled past Kathleen in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 39-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Auburndale 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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