Pensacola hasn't had much luck against West Florida recently, but that could start to change on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on the West Florida Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Pensacola is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Pensacola is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 38-37 to St. Michael Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 260th in Florida, while the Cardinals are ranked 54th in Alabama).
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Ag Floyd and Noah Moss. Moss had a great game and gained 149 total yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Floyd was balling out in the loss, rushing for 153 yards and three touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Pensacola was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 408 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, West Florida posted their closest win since November 2, 2023 on Friday. They skirted past Milton 23-20.
West Florida can attribute much of their success to Xavier Finley, who rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 14 yards and a touchdown.
Pensacola's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for West Florida, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Pensacola has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 248.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like West Florida struggles in that department as they've been averaging 203.6. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Pensacola took a serious blow against West Florida in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 41-0. Can Pensacola avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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