The Coral Gables Cavaliers are on the road again on Thursday to play the South Dade Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. Coral Gables' defense has only allowed 14.6 points per game this season, so South Dade's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Coral Gables will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Miami, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Coral Gables snuck past Miami with a 19-14 win on Friday.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for South Dade at home against Jackson on Thursday as the team secured a 43-6 victory. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Generals are ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South Dade's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jakari Blackman led the charge by picking up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns. South Dade also got help from Montrey Jackson, who showed off his sure hands for 88 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Dade was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
South Dade didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Jackson led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Another thorn in Jackson's side was Kentrell Davis, who picked up two sacks, made six total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Coral Gables' win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-3. As for South Dade, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-4.
Coral Gables took a serious blow against South Dade in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 41-6. Thankfully for Coral Gables, Demetrius Williams (who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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