The Hillsborough Terriers will face off against the Blake Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Hillsborough is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 62 points back in September, they were much more limited against Sumner on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 24-7 to the Stingrays. While losing is never fun, the Terriers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 237th, while the Stingrays are ranked 52nd).
Hillsborough's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Derrell Hines, who picked up 158 receiving yards and one touchdown, and Tariq Johnson, who gained 87 total yards.
Meanwhile, Blake entered their tilt with Brandon on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They didn't even let the Eagles on the board, marking their second-straight 57-0 shutout. The Yellow Jackets pushed the score to 51-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had no chance of recovering from.
Blake's win came from a few key players Hillsborough will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Eddie Mamudi, who threw for 248 yards and three TDs while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt, and also punched in one rushing score. Blake is undefeated when Mamudi posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise. Another back making a difference was Elijah Newman Hall, who rushed for 104 yards and a pair of scores on only eight carries.
Blake didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mojumbo Smith-Moore and Jadarian Collins.
Hillsborough's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Blake, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Hillsborough couldn't quite finish off Blake when the teams last played back in October of 2024 and fell 17-14. Will the Terriers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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