The West Boca Raton Bulls's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Palm Beach Gardens Gators at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. West Boca Raton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.6 points per game this season.
Last Friday, West Boca Raton got the win against Bishop Verot by a conclusive 34-14. The Bulls might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 20 points or more this season.
West Boca Raton got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Javian Mallory out in front who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Another back making a difference was Jayden Lockhart, who rushed for 100 yards on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Boca Raton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Palm Beach Gardens entered their matchup against Royal Palm Beach on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Palm Beach Gardens fell just short of Royal Palm Beach by a score of 29-27. The Gators just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Palm Beach Gardens might have lost, but man, Jordan Johnson was a machine: he threw for 323 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 32 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (100 yards to be exact) went to Craig Leblanc Iii.
West Boca Raton's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Palm Beach Gardens, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: West Boca Raton has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 396.1 total yards per game. It's a different story for Palm Beach Gardens, though, as they've been averaging only 210.9. Will West Boca Raton be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Palm Beach Gardens flip the script?
West Boca Raton strolled past Palm Beach Gardens in their previous meeting back in October of 2015 by a score of 26-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Boca Raton since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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