Miami hasn't had much luck against Doral Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Miami Stingarees will venture away from home to square off against the Doral Academy Firebirds at 7:00 p.m.
Miami is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Palmetto on the road and fell 42-8. While losing is never fun, the Stingarees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Panthers are ranked 57th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Doral Academy). They took their game on Thursday with ease, bagging a 55-14 victory over Southwest. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Firebirds just coasted through the last quarter.
Doral Academy's receiving core played a big role in the win, headlined by Jayson Lopez and Joshua Lleo. Lopez rushed for 87 yards while Lleo rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Lleo a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Antelo, who picked up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Doral Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southwest only rushed for 197.
Doral Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Pablo Pena and Karmelo Mccrea. Mccrea has been hot recently, having also posted at least one interception the last three times he's played.
Miami's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Doral Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Miami was taken down by Doral Academy 42-3 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Miami avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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