Football Preview: Atlantic Eagles vs. Miramar Patriots
The Atlantic Eagles's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Miramar Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Atlantic: 12.1, Miramar: 9.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Atlantic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Mater Academy Charter, posting a 49-13 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 29 points or more this season.
Atlantic had a senior duo take command as Lincoln Graf threw for 221 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes and Teddy Hoffmann picked up 122 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
One reason for the win was Atlantic's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jabari Henry and Kelvin Mccray Jr., who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Miramar entered their tilt with Heritage on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took down the Panthers 26-10.
Atlantic pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.3 points. As for Miramar, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Atlantic took their victory against Miramar when the teams last played back in December of 2020 by a conclusive 46-21. In that game, Atlantic amassed a halftime lead of 36-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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