The Palm Beach Gardens Gators will venture away from home to  take on the West Boca Raton Bulls  at 6:30  p.m.  on Friday. Palm Beach Gardens will be strutting in after a  win while West Boca Raton will be coming in after a  defeat.
On Friday, Palm Beach Gardens was able to grind out a solid  victory over Royal Palm Beach, taking the game  26-14. The  win made it back-to-back  victories for the Gators.
Meanwhile, West Boca Raton fought the good fight in their overtime  contest against Cardinal Newman  on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell  26-20 to the Crusaders. Despite 98 more yards than the Crusaders, the Bulls couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
 Palm Beach Gardens will have to contain  Javian Mallory as he made an impact in West Boca Raton's last game. He rushed for 168 yards and one  touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, and also caught one  score. Mallory was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 52 yards.
 West Boca Raton's loss  ended  a  five-game streak of away wins  dating back to last season and  brought them to 6-2. As for Palm Beach Gardens, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
 Palm Beach Gardens was taken down by West Boca Raton 48-0 when the teams last played  back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of   Mallory, who rushed for 124 yards and a pair of  TDs on only six carries. Now that the Gators know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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