The Tarpon Springs Spongers will face off against the Bishop Verot Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Tarpon Springs will head out to face Bishop Verot after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Tarpon Springs fell 21-14 to Lakewood. The loss continues a trend for the Spongers in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Bishop Verot's offense rose to the challenge against a Raiders defense that boasted an average of only 15 points allowed on Thursday. Bishop Verot put the hurt on Glades Central with a sharp 32-6 win. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Raiders are ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Deshon Jenkins Jr, who rushed for 256 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 38 receiving yards. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run. Bryce Schell did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 82 receiving yards.
Bishop Verot was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Tarpon Springs' defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-4. As for Bishop Verot, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
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