Palm Beach Gardens had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They took a blow against the Atlantic Eagles on Friday, falling 42-3. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Eagles are ranked 64th).
Jordan Johnson threw for 71 yards on nine of 17 attempts.
Cole Cross was his top target, picking up 36 receiving yards.
Atlantic can attribute much of their success to Lincoln Graf, who rushed for 26 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 160 yards and a touchdown. Dylan Elie was in the mix as well, providing Atlantic with a touchdowns.
The victory made it two in a row for Atlantic and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Palm Beach Gardens will head out on the road to face off against Santaluces at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Palm Beach Gardens focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Atlantic, they will square off against Jonesboro at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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