Football Preview: Booker T. Washington Tornadoes vs. Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs
Two dominant signal callers in Nylan Maine and Jayden Torres are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Booker T. Washington Tornadoes will play host again on Friday to welcome the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m.
Booker T. Washington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They strolled past North Miami Beach with points to spare, taking the game 31-13. Given the Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Chargers are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Booker T. Washington didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Trezavant Boyd and Ben Hanks Jr. Hanks Jr has been hot recently, having posted at least one interception the last four times he's played. Another thorn in North Miami Beach's side was Edwardo Thompson, who picked up four sacks and made nine total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Cardinal Gibbons sidestepped Carol City for a 17-14 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cardinal Gibbons.
Torres was his usual excellent self, throwing for 255 yards while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 59 yards on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Jonathan Chalmers was in the mix too, providing Cardinal Gibbons with two touchdowns.
Booker T. Washington's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.7 points per game. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Booker T. Washington beat Cardinal Gibbons 31-21 in their previous meeting back in November of 2019. Does Booker T. Washington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cardinal Gibbons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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