After three games on the road, Titusville is heading back home. They will welcome the Palm Bay Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palm Bay took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Titusville, who comes in off a win.
Titusville will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 31) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Merritt Island out 17-14.
Titusville can attribute much of their success to Camari JaCkson, who rushed for 100 yards on only nine carries, and Ralphel Smith, who picked up 66 receiving yards and a touchdown. Smith's longest reception was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Meanwhile, Palm Bay was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Eau Gallie 43-0. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 378th, while the Commodores are ranked 18th).
The win got Titusville back to even at 4-4. As for Palm Bay, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Titusville didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Palm Bay when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 13-7 victory. Does Titusville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palm Bay turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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