Dreher lost against A.C. Flora back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Dreher Blue Devils were beaten by the A.C. Flora Falcons 70-35. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (33), the Blue Devils still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Dreher lost, don't look at Luka Cruz. Despite the final result, he rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Dreher also got help from Tyler Teasdell, who showed off his sure hands for 122 receiving yards.
A big part of A.C. Flora's win came down to the chemistry between Roper Wentzky and his top target Kendall Byrd. Wentzky threw for 516 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes while Byrd picked up 292 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Byrd is now averaging an impressive 106.8 receiving yards per game. Solomon Kelson helped Wentzky out on the ground, rushing for 78 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries.
Dreher has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for A.C. Flora, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Dreher has already played their next game, a 58-10 loss against South Pointe on the 25th. As for A.C. Flora, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Camden at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Wentzky and Wyatt Thompson.
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