The Deerfield Beach Bucks will head out on the road to take on the Atlantic Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Deerfield Beach has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while Atlantic will come in with seven straight victories.
Deerfield Beach is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Cardinal Gibbons on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Bucks were beaten by the Chiefs 45-7. While losing is never fun, the Bucks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Chiefs are ranked 55th).
Meanwhile, Atlantic's offense rose to the challenge against a Cougars defense that boasted an average of only 11.38 points allowed on Friday. The Eagles narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Coconut Creek 33-30.
Deerfield Beach better keep an eye on Pedro Martinez. He was instrumental in Atlantic's win, throwing for 328 yards and three TDs while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 97 yards on only eight carries. Those 328 passing yards gave Martinez a new career-high. James Jones was Martinez's top target, picking up 231 receiving yards.
Atlantic's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Deerfield Beach, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Deerfield Beach was taken down by Atlantic 41-8 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Bucks were down 34-0.
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