Polytech managed to keep up with Indian River until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Polytech Panthers lost 41-17 to the Indian River Indians. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Darnell Stokes was a one-man wrecking crew for Indian River as he rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Stokes has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Davon Handy, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns.
Having lost for the first time this season, Polytech fell to 2-1. As for Indian River, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Polytech will welcome First State Military Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. First State Military Academy's defense has only allowed eight points per game this season, so Polytech's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Indian River, they will head out to face off against Delmar at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Indian River knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 point or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Delmar likes a good challenge.
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