The Pinellas Park Patriots and the Braden River Pirates are set to duel on Friday. The timing is sure in Pinellas Park's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Braden River has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Pinellas Park will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up ten points last Monday, then bounced right back against Tarpon Springs on Friday. Pinellas Park came out on top against Tarpon Springs by a score of 34-21.
Meanwhile, a win for Braden River just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Palmetto, falling 30-8. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 389th, while the Tigers are ranked 62nd).
Pinellas Park's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Braden River, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Things could have been worse for Pinellas Park, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 44-28 loss to Braden River when the teams last played back in November of 2014. Will Pinellas Park have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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