Football Preview: West Broward Bobcats vs. Piper Bengals
Two dominant backs in Amos Bradford and Julien Halley are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The West Broward Bobcats will head out to take on the Piper Bengals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. West Broward is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.5 points per game this season.
West Broward is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They really took it to Flanagan for the full four quarters, racking up a 34-7 win. The result was nothing new for the Bobcats, who have now won seven matchups by 27 points or more so far this season.
West Broward's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Elijah DeWoskin, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown, and Tyler Shattuck, who threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Shattuck a new career-high in rushing yards (nine). Josh Moore was in the mix as well, providing West Broward with two touchdowns.
West Broward didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Amir Sears, Zaheed Pierre, and Moore picked up one apiece. Pierre has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last three times he's played. Evan Padron was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles.
Meanwhile, Piper entered their tilt with Doral Academy on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took down the Firebirds 33-14.
Halley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 157 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 55 yards.
Piper's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.3 points per game. As for West Broward, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: West Broward has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 413.4 total yards per game. It's a different story for Piper, though, as they've been averaging only 223.9. Will West Broward be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Piper flip the script?
West Broward was able to grind out a solid win over Piper in their previous meeting back in December of 2020, winning 13-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Broward 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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