Preview: Mainland Buccaneers vs. American Heritage Patriots
The Mainland Buccaneers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the American Heritage Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on March 8th. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mainland extended their postseason success on Wednesday against River Ridge. They claimed a resounding 62-31 victory over the Royal Knights on the road. Mainland pushed the score to 50-23 by the end of the third, a deficit River Ridge had little chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, American Heritage entered their tilt with Port Charlotte with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. American Heritage breezed by Port Charlotte on the road to the tune of 63-24 on Wednesday. With American Heritage ahead 45-11 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Mainland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 18-12 record this season. As for American Heritage, their victory bumped their record up to 24-6.
Mainland won a game that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in February of 2023, slipping by American Heritage 62-61. Will Mainland repeat their success, or does American Heritage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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