- April 25, 2024
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Darrell Thomas Photos by Jeff Dawsey
Brevin Glaze
My overall season record: 20-3
Mainland (7-0) at New Smyrna: Mainland wins 65-7. The only thing that will stop the Mainland this game is the mercy rule. Coming off their impressive 41-0 shut out over Matanzas, the Bucs have shown that they have very few weaknesses in any area. That is bad news for the Barracudas, who have given up an average 45 points in their last six games. Mainland is playing their best football at the moment, and the Bucs should be able to put this game away by halftime.
Matanzas (5-1) at Pine Ridge: Matanzas wins 40-3. After a gut punch of a loss to Mainland, the Pirates get their easiest opponent to date and will look to remove the taste from their last game. Matanzas’s overall goal remains intact – reaching the postseason, so the Pirates will use this easy win to regain momentum for the remainder of the season.
Seabreeze (1-6) vs. Deltona: Deltona wins 30-7. The Sandcrabs put up the most points (27) this season, against New Smyrna last week, but they also allowed the most points (56) this season. Deltona has a more stable offense than Seabreeze, and the Sandcrabs will have trouble repeating their 20-point outtake in two straight weeks, especially against a slightly better defense.
Flagler Palm Coast (1-5) at DeLand: FPC wins 23-7. In the battle of the Bulldogs, this should be a game that FPC wins. DeLand has its own set of struggles but doesn’t have a playmaker anywhere close to FPC’s Que’Shaun Byrd. Look for Byrd to have a big game that leads to FPC’s second win of the season.
Father Lopez (2-4) at Cocoa Beach: Lopez wins 45-21. Father Lopez has had its struggles throughout the season, including its most recent 45-0 lost to Trinity Catholic. But the Green Wave should win this game comfortably. While both teams have endured many lopsided wins, Lopez’s have come by way of better opponents. The Green Wave continues to show it plays up one game but does the complete opposite in the next. Good for them, Cocoa has only beaten some of the worst teams in Florida.
