The Spanish River Sharks are on the road again on Thursday to play the Columbus Explorers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Spanish River's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Stoneman Douglas 48-0. Given the Sharks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Eagles are ranked 499th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Columbus humbled Archbishop Carroll with a 35-6 victory.
Columbus' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Vicente Gonzalez, who threw for 87 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Columbus is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.7 points per game. As for Spanish River, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
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