There's no place like home for Pinellas Park, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They came out on top against the Tarpon Springs Spongers by a score of 34-21 on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Patriots also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2016.
Pinellas Park had a senior duo take command as Amari Caro gained 278 total yards and two touchdowns and Jaden Casanova rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Casanova got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 57 yards. Another player making a difference was Kaiden Nobles, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Pinellas Park didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Anthony Roman and Ray Vega. Roman is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season. Pinellas Park got some further help from Quinto O'Driscoll: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pinellas Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 384 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Despite the loss, Tarpon Springs still got an impressive performance from Nikita Rinios, who rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Makih Johnson also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 172 receiving yards.
Pinellas Park pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Tarpon Springs, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pinellas Park will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Northeast at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th. Pinellas Park is facing Northeast at the right time seeing as Northeast is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Tarpon Springs also won't see the field for a while: their next game is against Dunedin at 7:00 p.m. on October 17th.
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