Football Preview: Mitchell Mustangs vs. West Boca Raton Bulls
Mitchell has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the West Boca Raton Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mitchell is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Parrish Community with a sharp 29-7 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Mustangs just coasted through the last quarter.
Cayden Thomas was his usual excellent self, throwing for 136 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Mitchell also got a significant boost from Corey Simms, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 151 yards.
Mitchell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, West Boca Raton had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They claimed a resounding 42-7 victory over the Warriors. Given the Bulls' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Warriors are ranked 144th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mason Mallory had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 30 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns. Those 30 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Jayden Lockhart was another key player, gaining 113 total yards and a touchdown.
West Boca Raton pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.4 points per game. As for Mitchell, their record now sits at 11-0.
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