The Fort White Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Fleming Island Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fort White took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Hilliard a 48-0 shutout. The match marked the Indians' most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, Fleming Island entered their tilt with Middleburg on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 42-6 victory over the Broncos. Given the Golden Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Broncos are ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fleming Island's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cibastian Broughton, who threw for 215 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes. Demhir Jackson helped Broughton out on the ground, rushing for 156 yards and two touchdowns.
Fort White's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Fleming Island, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
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