Fleming Island is 7-0 against Middleburg since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Fleming Island Golden Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Middleburg Broncos at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Fleming Island's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matches.
Fleming Island is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Parker, posting a 51-24 win on the road. With the Golden Eagles ahead 41-12 at the half, the game was all but over already.
It was another big night for Demhir Jackson, who rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Those 218 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Trace Burney, who picked up 143 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Despite a strong season so far, Middleburg has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They came up short against Beachside on Friday, falling 44-18. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Broncos, who until this contest were averaging 14.5 points allowed.
Middleburg's loss came about despite a quality game from Carson Stewart, who threw for 234 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. A healthy portion of that aerial production (140 yards to be exact) went to Jordan Williams.
Fleming Island is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Middleburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
Everything went Fleming Island's way against Middleburg in their previous matchup back in September of 2018, as Fleming Island made off with a 35-14 victory. Does Fleming Island have another victory up their sleeve, or will Middleburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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