The Palm Beach Gardens Gators had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 23-14 win over Palm Beach Central. For Palm Beach Gardens, this counts as revenge for the 14-10 loss Palm Beach Central walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2022.
Keyon Stephens continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 143 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 168 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.2% of his passes. Stephens was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 50 yards. Wilfred Coicou was another key contributor, gaining 130 total yards.
Palm Beach Gardens is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Palm Beach Central, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-1.
Palm Beach Gardens will be playing at home against Jupiter at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Jupiter has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 197 points over their last five matchups. As for Palm Beach Central, they will head out on the road to face off against Wellington at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Wellington will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 436th, while Palm Beach Central is ranked 59th).
