On Friday, the Benjamin Buccaneers came up short against the Atlantic Eagles and fell 21-14. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Eagles are ranked 27th).
Benjamin lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Phoenix Donghia, who rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown. Donghia's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 127 rushing yards.
Atlantic's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lincoln Graf, who threw for 114 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown. Teddy Hoffmann was in the mix as well, providing Atlantic with two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Benjamin and nudges their season record down to 3-5. As for Atlantic, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Benjamin didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 46-7 win against Saint Andrew's on the 1st. Atlantic has also already played their next matchup, a 28-14 loss against West Boca Raton on the 1st.
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