The South Dade Buccaneers will square off against the Coral Gables Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, South Dade took their match at home with ease, bagging a 43-6 victory over Jackson. The Buccaneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 37 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Dade to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jakari Blackman, who picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Malachi Cruz was another key back, rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: South Dade was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to South Dade's defense and their five sacks. Leading the way was Kentrell Davis with two. South Dade is undefeated when Davis posts two or more sacks, but 1-4 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Coral Gables hadn't done well against Miami recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Coral Gables snuck past Miami with a 19-14 win.
The victory got South Dade back to even at 4-4. As for Coral Gables, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-3.
Everything came up roses for South Dade against Coral Gables when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 41-6 victory. Does South Dade have another victory up their sleeve, or will Coral Gables turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
