Palm Beach Central is 9-1 against Wellington since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Palm Beach Central Broncos will be playing at home against the Wellington Wolverines at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Palm Beach Central comes in on five and Wellington on three.
Palm Beach Central will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on October 4th (they won by 48) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Benjamin 27-24. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Broncos have posted since October 6, 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wellington). They blew past Olympic Heights 51-0 at home on Friday. Give the Wolverines' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Wellington got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jonathan Paul out in front who threw for 152 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyree Pearson, who gained 133 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wellington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 55.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 181.
Palm Beach Central's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Wellington, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Palm Beach Central against Wellington in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 43-3 victory. Will Palm Beach Central repeat their success, or does Wellington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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