South Walton and Walton are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The South Walton Seahawks will square off against the Walton Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
South Walton will head out to face Walton after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. South Walton was outmatched by Florida State University High School at home and fell 55-13. While losing is never fun, the Seahawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 304th, while the Seminoles are ranked 61st).
Although South Walton took the loss, they still got scores from John Brauer and Jd Brown.
South Walton wouldn't let Florida State University High School keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. South Walton can thank Will Turner and Sean Jones for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Walton humbled West Florida with a 48-21 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Braves.
Wells Bettenhausen was his usual excellent self, throwing for 364 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Brayden Sampson was another key player, picking up 117 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
South Walton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Walton, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
South Walton was taken down by Walton 63-35 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bettenhausen, who threw for 249 yards and seven touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 62 yards on only seven carries. Now that South Walton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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