Football Preview: Palm Beach Gardens Gators vs. West Boca Raton Bulls
The Palm Beach Gardens Gators will take on the West Boca Raton Bulls at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Palm Beach Gardens is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
West Boca Raton is facing Palm Beach Gardens at the wrong time: Palm Beach Gardens suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 29-27.
Despite the defeat, Palm Beach Gardens saw an underclassman step up: Jordan Johnson threw for 323 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 32 yards. Those 323 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Johnson. A healthy portion of that aerial production (100 yards to be exact) went to Craig Leblanc Iii.
Meanwhile, West Boca Raton made easy work of Bishop Verot on Friday and carried off a 34-14 victory. The Bulls might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.
West Boca Raton's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Javian Mallory, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Lockhart, who rushed for 100 yards on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Boca Raton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Palm Beach Gardens' loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for West Boca Raton, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Palm Beach Gardens lost to West Boca Raton at home by a decisive 26-7 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2015. Will Palm Beach Gardens have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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