The Miramar Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Atlantic Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Miramar's defense has only allowed 9.4 points per game this season, so Atlantic's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Miramar is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Heritage with points to spare, taking the game 26-10. Winning may never get old, but the Patriots sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Atlantic humbled Mater Academy Charter with a 49-13 victory. Considering the Eagles have won seven matches by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Atlantic's victory came down to the chemistry between Lincoln Graf and his top target Teddy Hoffmann. Graf threw for 221 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes while Hoffmann picked up 122 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Atlantic's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jabari Henry and Kelvin Mccray Jr., who racked up four sacks between them.
Atlantic pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.3 points per game. As for Miramar, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Miramar suffered a grim 46-21 defeat to Atlantic when the teams last played back in December of 2020. Thankfully for Miramar, Guenson Alexis (who rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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