The Villages Charter Buffalo will challenge the Astronaut War Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Villages Charter will be strutting in after a victory while Astronaut will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, The Villages Charter made off with a 27-26 win over Mount Dora.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Maleek Williams and Tymir Gaines. Williams had a solid game and rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Meanwhile, Gaines did his best for the losing side, rushing for 136 yards and a touchdown.
The Villages Charter didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Landry-Steel Denley and Jayden Danforth.
Meanwhile, a victory for Astronaut just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 34-6 defeat at the hands of Titusville. While losing is never fun, the War Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Terriers are ranked 93rd).
The Villages Charter's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Astronaut, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
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