The Doral Academy Firebirds will challenge the Southwest Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southwest took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Doral Academy, who comes in off a win.
Doral Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 47-28 win over Spanish River on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Firebirds considering their six-point performance the match before.
Doral Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Darreon Green, who rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Green showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 57 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Joel Miller, who rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Doral Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 409 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Southwest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to Coral Reef.
Doral Academy now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Southwest, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
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