The Pinellas Park Patriots will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the East Lake Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Pinellas Park is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They fell just short of Largo by a score of 20-17 on Friday. The Patriots have struggled against the Packers recently, as their matchup on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Pinellas Park got top-tier performance from Zahmir McNeil, who rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Amari Caro, who picked up 58 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, East Lake took a blow against Camden County on Friday, falling 60-15. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 179th in Florida, while the Wildcats are ranked 14th in Georgia).
Pinellas Park took their win against East Lake in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 33-12. Will Pinellas Park repeat their success, or does East Lake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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