The St. Cloud Bulldogs will stay at home for another week and welcome the Merritt Island Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-6, which was the final score in St. Cloud's tilt against Osceola on Friday. 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 267th, while the Kowboys are ranked 47th).
Logan King put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 267 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (95 yards to be exact) went to Alexander Springs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Merritt Island). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Palm Bay 41-2 on the road. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Mustangs have posted since October 13, 2023.
Merritt Island's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kevin Verpaele, who threw for 212 yards and a touchdown on only 11 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaun Hartman Jr, who threw for 110 yards and two touchdowns.
St. Cloud's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Merritt Island, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
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