If Spruce Creek was riding high fresh off their 62-27 takedown of Viera on October 4th, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Spruce Creek Hawks fell 50-39 to the Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Hawks of the 35-14 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2022.
Despite the loss, Spruce Creek still got an impressive performance from Jacob Lohman, who threw for 307 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Spruce Creek also got help from Cameron Oxendine, who showed off his sure hands for 131 receiving yards.
Flagler Palm Coast had a senior duo take command as Hayden Hayes threw for 362 yards and six touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes and Mikhail Zysek picked up 187 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Zysek's longest reception was for an incredible 76 yards. Braylyn Simmons also helped out as he racked up 108 receiving yards.
Spruce Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Flagler Palm Coast, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Spruce Creek and Flagler Palm Coast should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Spruce Creek (ranked 70th) will meet Gulf Coast (ranked 206th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Spruce Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38 points per game this season. Similarly, Flagler Palm Coast (ranked 58th) will meet Matanzas (ranked 308th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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