Football Preview: Santaluces Chiefs vs. Boynton Beach Tigers
The Santaluces Chiefs will challenge the Boynton Beach Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Santaluces beat Palm Beach Gardens 20-13. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chiefs.
Boynton Beach never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Olympic Heights last Thursday. They blew past the Lions, posting a 52-6 victory on the road.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Isaiah Turner and he. Turner picked up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown while he picked up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Boynton Beach was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Santaluces' win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Boynton Beach, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Santaluces came out on top in a nail-biter against Boynton Beach when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 25-22. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Boynton Beach's Bobby T. Smith, who rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Santaluces to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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