The Sickles Gryphons will challenge the Alonso Ravens at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Sickles is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a blow against Oviedo, falling 58-0. While losing is never fun, the Gryphons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 385th, while the Lions are ranked 100th).
Meanwhile, Alonso was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Robinson 55-7 on the road.
Josh Andrews was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 166 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Joseph Glennon, who threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Sickles' loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Alonso, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Sickles couldn't quite finish off Alonso in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 27-25. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Glennon, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 134 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of his passes. Now that Sickles knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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