The Poinciana Eagles will head out to take on the St. Cloud Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Poinciana got the win against Harmony by a conclusive 26-5.
Meanwhile, St. Cloud had already won seven in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points), and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They blew past the Panthers 49-14 on the road. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 194th, while the Panthers are ranked 436th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Cloud got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Terrence ?Tj? Griffin out in front who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 50 receiving yards. ?Tj? Griffin got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of50 yards. Another passer making a difference was Logan King, who threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
St. Cloud's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Alexander Springs picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Poinciana's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for St. Cloud, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
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