The Deerfield Beach Bucks will venture away from home to face off against the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Deerfield Beach is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Deerfield Beach is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Dillard on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Deerfield Beach 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).
Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons lost to Miramar on the road by a 42-28 margin on Friday. The Chiefs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cardinal Gibbons' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of 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. Cardinal Gibbons is 3-1 when Jackson posts 100 or more receiving yards, but 2-3 otherwise.
Deerfield Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Cardinal Gibbons, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Deerfield Beach couldn't quite finish off Cardinal Gibbons when the teams last played back in November of 2016 and fell 23-21. Can Deerfield Beach avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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