Football Recap: American Patriots vs. Hialeah Thoroughbreds
Friday just wasn't the day for American's offense. They were outmatched by the Hialeah Thoroughbreds at home and fell 56-0. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 325th, while the Thoroughbreds are ranked 115th).
Hialeah was led to victory by Ryan Mathis and Byron Reese Jr. Mathis gained 223 total yards and three touchdowns, while Reese Jr rushed for 35 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Mathis a new career-high in rushing yards. Jayden Bernard was another key passer, throwing for 115 yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for American and nudges their season record down to 1-6. As for Hialeah, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-2.
American has already played their next matchup, a 19-8 victory against Ferguson on the 17th. As for Hialeah, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 31-0 win against Goleman on the 18th.
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