The Golden Gate Titans will face off against the IMG Academy White Ascenders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Golden Gate will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row dating back to last season, Golden Gate finally turned things around against Palmetto Ridge on Friday. Everything went their way against the Bears as they made off with a 55-32 win. The Titans' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Sam Powell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 395 yards and eight touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 40 yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Rony Raposo was Powell's top target, picking up 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, IMG Academy White came up short against Ponte Vedra on Thursday and fell 27-14. The Ascenders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Loss or not, IMG Academy White got some senior leadership from Josh Barido and Ian Olsen. Barido threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns, while Olsen picked up 145 receiving yards. With that strong performance, Olsen is now averaging an impressive 102.6 receiving yards per game.
Golden Gate's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for IMG Academy White, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
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