Escambia unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 18-13 to the West Florida Jaguars on Monday. The Gators gained 153 more yards on the day, but it was the Jaguars that made the best use of them.
Escambia's loss came despite strong showings from Jaquez Luttley and James Simpson. Luttley rushed for 75 yards and two scores on only nine carries, while Simpson rushed for 73 yards on only eight carries.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 3.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Andrion Battle for the heroic effort on defense: he. Escambia didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged eight.
Escambia's defense didn't let Xavier Finley., get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Battle refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. He was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
The critical scores for West Florida came from Charles Benson, Finley, and Tyree Caldwell.
Escambia wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 27-6 defeat against Niceville on the 29th. As for West Florida, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 28-20 loss against Booker T. Washington on the 29th.
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