After each having a week off, the Matanzas Pirates and the Bartram Trail Bears will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bartram Trail will be up against a hot Matanzas team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Matanzas blew past Palm Bay 41-14 last Thursday. Given Matanzas' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 177th, while Palm Bay is ranked 415th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wiley Conner
| 10/30/25 vs Palm Bay | 203 |
| 10/24/25 @ Menendez | 96 |
| 10/10/25 vs Belleview | 163 |
| 10/03/25 vs Mount Dora | 99 |
| 09/25/25 @ Mainland | 37 |
| + 5 more games |
Wiley Conner was his usual excellent self, rushing for 203 yards while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 105.6 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin Williams, who rushed for 70 yards and one score on only seven carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Matanzas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bartram Trail blew past Ribault, posting a 55-8 win. That 47 point margin sets a new team best for the Bears this season.
Matanzas' victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Bartram Trail, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 3-7.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
