Royal Palm Beach won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They took a blow against the West Boca Raton Bulls, falling 48-7. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Bulls are ranked 20th).
Max Griner threw for 122 yards on 13 of 32 attempts.
Demetrius Gibson was his top target, picking up 35 receiving yards.
West Boca Raton found their leader in sophomore Trey Moran, who threw for 117 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 7-for-7 passing. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Mallory, who threw for 216 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes.
With the loss, Royal Palm Beach broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-3. As for West Boca Raton, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Royal Palm Beach will head out to face off against Wiregrass Ranch at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wiregrass Ranch will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Royal Palm Beach surely won't give up without a fight. As for West Boca Raton, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Steinbrenner at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Boca Raton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.9 points per game this season.
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