Football Preview: Braden River Pirates vs. Lakewood Ranch Mustangs
Braden River is 8-0 against Lakewood Ranch since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Braden River Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Lakewood Ranch Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Braden River was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 10-6 to Sarasota.
Meanwhile, Lakewood Ranch came up short against Seminole on Friday and fell 21-14.
Braden River's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2. As for Lakewood Ranch, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Braden River strolled past Lakewood Ranch when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 41-23. The rematch might be a little tougher for Braden River since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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