Cardinal Gibbons has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Deerfield Beach Bucks at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Cardinal Gibbons lost to Miramar on the road by a 42-28 margin.
Despite the loss, Cardinal Gibbons had strong showings from Jayden Torres, who threw for 257 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73% of his passes, and Tyler Jackson, who picked up 102 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Jackson is becoming a predictor of Cardinal Gibbons' success: when he posts at least 100 receiving yards the team is 3-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, Deerfield Beach was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 39-13 to Dillard. While losing is never fun, the Bucks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while the Panthers are ranked 114th).
Cardinal Gibbons' loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Deerfield Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Cardinal Gibbons skirted past Deerfield Beach 23-21 in their previous meeting back in November of 2016. Will Cardinal Gibbons repeat their success, or does Deerfield Beach have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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