After flying high against Early College last Friday, First State Military Academy came back down to earth. The First State Military Academy Bulldogs were beaten by the Indian River Indians 41-13 on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Indians: they've now lost five in a row.
Although First State Military Academy took the loss, they still got scores from DJ Bell and Owen Justiniano.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Indian River to victory, but perhaps none more so than Darnell Stokes Jr., who rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Stokes Jr.'s longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Davon Handy also helped out as he racked up 108 rushing yards.
First State Military Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Indian River, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. First State Military Academy will venture away from home to square off against Polytech at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Polytech will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Indian River, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Conrad Science at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Indian River's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matches.
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