Palm Beach Gardens couldn't quite beat Royal Palm Beach on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 48-point loss they were dealt two weeks ago. The Palm Beach Gardens Gators fell just short of the Royal Palm Beach Wildcats by a score of 29-27. That makes it the first time this season the Gators have let down their home crowd.
Despite the defeat, Palm Beach Gardens saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jordan Johnson threw for 323 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 32 yards. Those 323 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Johnson. A healthy portion of Johnson's aerial production (100 yards to be exact) went to Craig Leblanc Iii.
A big part of Royal Palm Beach's win came down to the chemistry between Max Griner and his top target Jahari Treasure-Walker. Griner threw for 251 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes while Treasure-Walker picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Palm Beach Gardens is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. As for Royal Palm Beach, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Palm Beach Gardens has already played their next match, a 48-0 loss against West Boca Raton on the 25th. As for Royal Palm Beach, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 21-14 win against Seminole Ridge on the 25th.
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