Football Preview: West Boca Raton Bulls vs. Royal Palm Beach Wildcats
West Boca Raton has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Royal Palm Beach Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. West Boca Raton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.5 points per game this season.
West Boca Raton is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Western just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 28-27 to the Wildcats. The loss was the Bulls' first of the season.
Despite the loss, West Boca Raton saw an underclassman step up: Trey Moran threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 52 yards. Those 52 rushing yards gave Moran a new career-high. Anderson Gracilien was another key player, gaining 46 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Royal Palm Beach faced off against Boca Raton on Friday. Royal Palm Beach fell just short of Boca Raton by a score of 9-7. The Wildcats gained 78 more yards on the day, but it was the Bobcats that made the best use of them.
Having lost for the first time this season, West Boca Raton fell to 5-1. As for Royal Palm Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Thursday's match might be decided in the trenches. West Boca Raton has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 194.3 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Royal Palm Beach, though, as they've been averaging only 97.3. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
West Boca Raton came up short against Royal Palm Beach when the teams last played back in August of 2019, falling 34-21. Will West Boca Raton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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