The Santaluces Chiefs will square off against the Palm Beach Gardens Gators at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Santaluces will be strutting in after a victory while Palm Beach Gardens will be coming in after a loss.
Santaluces is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They snuck past Somerset Academy - Canyons with a 27-21 win.
Meanwhile, Palm Beach Gardens had to start their season on the road on Friday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They had to suffer through a 42-3 loss at the hands of Atlantic. 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 248th, while the Eagles are ranked 86th).
Santaluces beat Palm Beach Gardens 35-28 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Palm Beach Gardens' Keyon Stephens, who rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Santaluces to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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