Pinellas Park has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Braden River Pirates at 7:30 p.m. Pinellas Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.8 points per game this season.
Pinellas Park will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up ten points back in October, then bounced right back against Osceola on Friday. Pinellas Park simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Osceola 49-13. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 31 points or more this season.
Pinellas Park had a senior duo take command as Kaiden Nobles gained 150 total yards and three touchdowns and Zahmir Mcneil rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Nobles also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because Pinellas Park is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. Amari Caro made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Pinellas Park didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Caro picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. Another thorn in Osceola's side was Anthony Roman, who made 16 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Braden River never got on the board in their matchup two weeks ago, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Robinson last Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 39-8 victory over the Knights. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Pirates' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Braden River can attribute much of their success to Lucas Despot, who threw for 142 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and Julian Brown, who rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown. Those 165 rushing yards gave Brown a new career-high.
Braden River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
With the win, Braden River broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-6. As for Pinellas Park, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Thursday's match might be decided in the trenches. Pinellas Park has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 192.6 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Braden River, though, as they've been averaging only 96.1. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Pinellas Park lost to Braden River at home by a decisive 44-28 margin in their previous matchup back in November of 2014. Will Pinellas Park have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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