The Pine Forest Eagles will square off against the Escambia Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Pine Forest nor Escambia posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Pine Forest came up short against Pace on Friday, falling 34-12. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Patriots are ranked 26th).
Despite the defeat, Pine Forest saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Tyler Floyd threw for 155 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 46 yards.
Meanwhile, Escambia unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. The matchup between the Gators and Crestview didn't end well, with the Gators falling 21-6.
Pine Forest's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Escambia, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Pine Forest and Escambia were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, but Pine Forest suffered an agonizing 14-13 loss. Thankfully for the Eagles, Georqirous Moultrie (who rushed for 118 yards and one score) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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