After each having a week off, the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs and the Boca Raton Bobcats will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Cardinal Gibbons sitting on three straight victories and Boca Raton on six.
Cardinal Gibbons is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Hallandale: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went Cardinal Gibbons' way against Hallandale last Friday as Cardinal Gibbons made off with a 28-6 win. Given the Chiefs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Chargers are ranked 406th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cardinal Gibbons' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jayden Torres, who threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Another pass catcher making a difference was Trent Dubuc, who picked up 148 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Boca Raton challenged Royal Palm Beach last Friday. Boca Raton narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Royal Palm Beach 9-7. The nine-point effort marked the Bobcats' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Boca Raton wouldn't let Royal Palm Beach keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Brody Costolo led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 15.
Cardinal Gibbons' victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Boca Raton, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Cardinal Gibbons was able to grind out a solid victory over Boca Raton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 31-19. Will Cardinal Gibbons repeat their success, or does Boca Raton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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