Football Preview: West Boca Raton Bulls vs. Royal Palm Beach Wildcats
The West Boca Raton Bulls will welcome the Royal Palm Beach Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Boca Raton will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, West Boca Raton didn't have too much trouble with Atlantic as they won 28-14.
Javian Mallory continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 179 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
West Boca Raton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to West Boca Raton's defense and their three sacks. Xavier Reid was especially locked on to Atlantic's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Atlantic's side was Maxwell Reid, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Royal Palm Beach aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Thursday extended their overall winning streak to three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Dr. Joaquin Garcia , sneaking past 25-23.
A big part of Royal Palm Beach's win came down to the chemistry between Max Griner and his top target Demetrice Rolle. Griner threw for 305 yards and two touchdowns while Rolle rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown.
Royal Palm Beach has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for West Boca Raton, their record is now 8-1.
Thursday's match might be decided in the trenches. West Boca Raton has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 207.2 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Royal Palm Beach, though, as they've been averaging only 94.7. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
West Boca Raton came up short against Royal Palm Beach in their previous matchup back in August of 2019, falling 34-21. Will West Boca Raton 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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