After each having a week off, the Palm Bay Pirates and the Eau Gallie Commodores will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palm Bay has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while Eau Gallie will come in with three straight wins.
Palm Bay is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Martin County last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Pirates were dealt a 44-9 defeat at the hands of the Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 374th, while the Tigers are ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eau Gallie). They blew past Trinity Catholic 51-0 last Friday. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Commodores had established a 44-point advantage.
Eau Gallie's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Palm Bay, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Palm Bay was dealt a bruising 43-0 defeat at the hands of Eau Gallie in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Will the Pirates have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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