After each having a week off, the Westwood Panthers and the Miramar Patriots will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Westwood is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points back in October, they were much more limited against Central last Friday. They took a 14-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cobras. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Cobras are ranked 92nd).
Gregory Merrick
| 10/31/25 @ Central | 2 |
| 10/24/25 vs South Fork | 2 |
| 10/17/25 @ Liberty | 2 |
| 10/10/25 vs Heritage | 1 |
| 10/03/25 vs Port St. Lucie | 1 |
| 09/29/25 @ King's Academy | 1 |
Even if they lost, Westwood's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Gregory Merrick was especially locked on to Central's QB and sacked him twice. Merrick has been hot, having posted at least one sack the last six times he's played.
Meanwhile, Miramar's game last Thursday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 35-28 to Cardinal Gibbons. The Patriots gained 711 more yards on the day, but it was the Chiefs that made the best use of them.
Westwood's record now sits at 5-5. As for Miramar, their record is now 4-6.
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