Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Western). In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 28-27 win over the West Boca Raton Bulls.
A big part of Western's victory came down to the chemistry between Sebastian Circo and his top target Khamarian Young. Circo threw for 183 yards and three touchdowns while Young picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Despite the loss, West Boca Raton saw an underclassman step up: Trey Moran threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 52 yards. The dominant performance gave Moran a new career-high in rushing yards. Anderson Gracilien was another key player, gaining 46 total yards and two touchdowns.
Western's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-4. As for West Boca Raton, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Western's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Goleman at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Goleman's defense has only allowed 13.5 points per game this season, so Western's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for West Boca Raton, they will challenge Royal Palm Beach at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Royal Palm Beach is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.7 points per game this season.
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