The St. Augustine Yellow Jackets are taking a road trip to challenge the American Heritage Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Augustine comes in on eight and American Heritage on nine.
St. Augustine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Choctawhatchee by a score of 13-6. The 13-point effort marked the Yellow Jackets' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for St. Augustine came from Trendell Anderson and Christian Coleman.
St. Augustine didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jimmie Wheeler and K'Yon Wilcox.
Meanwhile, American Heritage and Norland (ranked 27th and 44th in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile game on Friday. American Heritage blew past Norland 35-14. American Heritage's victory was all the more impressive since the Vikings were averaging only 13.75 points allowed on the season.
Malachi Toney continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 103 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also throwing for 122 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jamar Denson was Toney's top target, picking up 74 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
American Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
American Heritage's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.8 points. As for St. Augustine, their record is now 11-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. St. Augustine has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 155.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like American Heritage struggles in that department as they've been averaging 190.9. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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