The First Coast Buccaneers will face off against the Bishop Kenny Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. First Coast is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
First Coast's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Oakleaf on Monday. They were dealt a 44-0 defeat at the hands of the Knights. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Knights are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, Bishop Kenny had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Menendez by a score of 17-10 on Friday.
Bishop Kenny had a senior duo take command as Jp Donovan picked up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown and Derek Heideman threw for 143 yards and a touchdown. What's more, Donovan also racked up 20 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Bishop Kenny didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aj Alicea and Andrew Clifford. Aidan Piper was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles.
First Coast now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Bishop Kenny, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
First Coast ended up a good deal behind Bishop Kenny in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, losing 38-20. Thankfully for First Coast, James Resar (who threw for 199 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown) 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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