Boca Ciega and St. Petersburg are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Boca Ciega Pirates will face off against the St. Petersburg Green Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Boca Ciega is headed out to face St. Petersburg after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Boca Ciega's defense stepped up to hand Hollins a 44-0 shutout on Friday.
Boca Ciega can attribute much of their success to Ke?Marian Albert, who rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and Dylan Nahra, who threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns. 83 of those passing yards were hauled in by Walter Flounory, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They blew past Gibbs 46-0 on the road. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Green Devils had established a 39 point advantage.
Jeffery Jones was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 154 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
St. Petersburg wouldn't let Gibbs keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. Petersburg can thank Airion Bradley and Ben Cubito for forcing both of them.
Everything came up roses for Boca Ciega against St. Petersburg when the teams last played back in October of 2021 as the team secured a 63-21 win. Does Boca Ciega have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Petersburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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