EAGLES SHUTOUT IN PRE-SEASON GAME, 28-0

Host Florida Christian defeated Southwest, 28-0, Friday night in a preseason game. The Patriots drove 65 yards on the first possession of the game to take a 7-0 lead. On the ensuing possession, Derrick Ferguson ripped off runs of 16 and 18 yards on the first two downs, but a holding penalty nullified the second gain. Quarterback Aiden Leone went to the air on the next two plays finding wide receiver Christian Espinal for 15 and 12-yard receptions. Again, the second gain was brought back due to offensive holding and the drive stalled near midfield. In the second quarter, Southwest drove to the Florida Christian 26 before a 15-yard penalty killed that drive and it was still 7-0 at the half. In the third quarter, head coach Taj Marshall went to Pedro Cabrera at quarterback, but Southwest had minus 16 yards in total offense in two possessions. Meanwhile, the Patriots scored on both of their possessions to go up, 21-0. FCS scored their final touchdown on their first possession of the fourth quarter. Freshman Jimmie Marshall got the call at QB in the final period and did complete a 24-yard pass to Antwan Laughlin before time ran out. The Eagles open the regular season Thursday night at 7pm against rival Coral Park at Tropical Park.

Derrick Ferguson had runs of 16 and 18 yards