The Armwood Hawks will take on the Melbourne Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Armwood is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Melbourne's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Armwood hadn't allowed a single point the last three times they've hit the field. Armwood took their match on Thursday with ease, bagging a 58-0 win over Sickles. Considering the Hawks have won nine matchups by more than 22 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Armwood found their leader in sophomore AJ Jones, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Jones a new career-high in rushing yards. Rhys Brush was another key player, throwing for 138 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes.
Armwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kellen Wiley and Dashawn Styles. Wiley has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Melbourne fell victim to Eau Gallie and their airtight defense last Friday. They were dealt a 43-0 defeat at the hands of the Commodores. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Commodores are ranked 27th).
Armwood's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 42.2 points. As for Melbourne, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Armwood has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 147.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Melbourne struggles in that department as they've been averaging 194.2. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Armwood against Melbourne in their previous matchup back in November of 2019, as the team secured a 57-0 win. Does Armwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Melbourne turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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