Football Preview: West Boca Raton Bulls vs. Southridge Spartans
West Boca Raton is on a 13-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Southridge is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The West Boca Raton Bulls will welcome the Southridge Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (West Boca Raton: 8.1, Southridge: 10.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
West Boca Raton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Wiregrass Ranch onto the board and left with a 17-0 win.
West Boca Raton found their leader in sophomore Jayden Lockhart, who rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown. Those 133 rushing yards gave Lockhart a new career-high.
West Boca Raton wouldn't let Wiregrass Ranch keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Maxwell Reid was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southridge). They blew past West Broward, posting a 51-21 victory. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by 23 points or more this season.
James Perrone was his usual excellent self, throwing for 400 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.0 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 42 yards. James Gatewood was Perrone's top target, picking up 122 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Southridge's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by James Miller and Spencer Voss, who racked up four sacks between them.
Southridge's win bumped their record up to 12-2. As for West Boca Raton, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1.
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