After flying high against Robinson last Friday, Braden River came back down to earth. The Braden River Pirates were dealt a 49-13 loss at the hands of the Pinellas Park Patriots on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 355th, while the Patriots are ranked 133rd).
Despite the loss, Braden River still got an impressive performance from Julian Brown, who rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown.
Jaden Casanova was a one-man wrecking crew for Pinellas Park as he threw for 240 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown. Casanova is becoming a predictor of Pinellas Park's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 6-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Zahmir Mcneil was another key player, rushing for 128 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Braden River dropped their record down to 2-7 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Pinellas Park, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Braden River does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pinellas Park, they will venture away from home to take on Manatee at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Manatee will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Pinellas Park surely won't give up without a fight.
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