The Vero Beach Indians will square off against the Rockledge Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vero Beach will come into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Vero Beach is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Booker T. Washington 42-13. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.
Efrem White produced another solid performance rushing for 68 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 151 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 81.2% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Hillsman, who rushed for 49 yards and one score.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 42 points the game before, Rockledge was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They were dealt a 38-10 loss at the hands of Mandarin. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Mustangs are ranked 25th).
Rockledge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Andrew Coleman and Demond DJ Scott.
Vero Beach's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Rockledge, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-4.
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