The Sandalwood Saints's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Parker Braves at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sandalwood hasn't scored more than nine points for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Sandalwood is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Creekside on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sandalwood was outmatched by Creekside on the road and fell 35-7. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 360th, while the Knights are ranked 86th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Parker). They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 47-6 victory over Englewood. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Braves with their most commanding win of the season.
Sandalwood's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Parker, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Sandalwood, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 34-20 loss to Parker when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Sandalwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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