The Merritt Island Mustangs will challenge the Eau Gallie Commodores at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Merritt Island is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top in a nail-biter against ED White last Friday, sneaking past 52-49. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by exactly three points.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Kevin Verpaele and King Boylston. Verpaele had a great game and threw for 336 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Meanwhile, Boylston was balling out in the loss, rushing for 115 yards and one TD on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 185 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes.
Meanwhile, Eau Gallie never let their opponents score on Friday. They claimed a resounding 51-0 victory over Trinity Catholic. The contest marked the Commodores' most dominant win of the season.
Merritt Island's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Eau Gallie, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Merritt Island couldn't quite get it done against Eau Gallie when the teams last played back in October of 2024 as they fell 27-20. Will the Mustangs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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