The Sandalwood Saints will head out to take on the First Coast Buccaneers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Sandalwood has given up an average of 42.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Sandalwood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were dealt a 49-18 defeat at the hands of Creekside on Friday. The Saints haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 49 points the game before, First Coast was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They came up short against Mandarin, falling 34-13. 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 193rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 29th).
First Coast suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 3-2. As for Sandalwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Sandalwood ended up a good deal behind First Coast in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, losing 28-14. Can the Saints avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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