Flagler Palm Coast is 8-2 against Matanzas since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Matanzas Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Flagler Palm Coast will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Last Friday, Flagler Palm Coast was able to grind out a solid win over Spruce Creek, taking the game 50-39. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly 11 points.
Flagler Palm Coast had a senior duo take command as Hayden Hayes threw for 362 yards and six touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes and Mikhail Zysek picked up 187 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Hayes is now averaging an impressive 3.1 passing touchdowns per game. Marcus Mitchell helped Hayes out on the ground, rushing for 115 yards, while also catching a touchdown.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Flagler Palm Coast's defensive line and their seven sacks. Leading the way was Colby Cronk with 3.5. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last nine games he's played dating back to last season. Zaiden Greene was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 35 points the game before, Matanzas was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell 21-10 to Menendez. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Flagler Palm Coast's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Matanzas, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Flagler Palm Coast strolled past Matanzas in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-9. Does Flagler Palm Coast have another victory up their sleeve, or will Matanzas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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