Football Recap: Palmetto Tigers vs. Gateway Eagles
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palmetto). They breezed by the Gateway Eagles on the road to the tune of 48-6 on Monday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Eagles are ranked 424th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Palmetto to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nazir Pitchford, who picked up 133 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The victory for Palmetto keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. As for Gateway, they dropped their record down to 0-6 with the loss, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Palmetto will welcome Braden River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palmetto's defense has only allowed 17 points per game this season, so Braden River's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Gateway, they will square off against Bonita Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gateway is facing Bonita Springs at the right time seeing as Bonita Springs is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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