The Niceville Eagles will face off against the Ponte Vedra Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Niceville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Middleburg to the tune of 49-13. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Ponte Vedra had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They blew past the Barracudas 45-21.
Drew Price went supernova for Ponte Vedra, throwing for 244 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. Another player making a difference was Davitt Doherty, who picked up 44 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Ponte Vedra was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ponte Vedra's defense and their eight sacks. Ryker Kemp was especially locked on to Beachside's QB and sacked him five times. Kemp is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played.
Ponte Vedra pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.0 points per game. As for Niceville, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
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