The American Patriots will head out to challenge the Hialeah Gardens Gladiators at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (American 9.2, Hialeah Gardens 6.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
American's offense might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Edison on Monday. They were beaten by the Red Raiders 45-0. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their meetings with the Red Raiders: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Hialeah Gardens had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.3 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 27-6 margin over the Bison. With the Gladiators ahead 20-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
American better keep an eye on Isabelle Castrillo. She was instrumental in Hialeah Gardens' win, throwing for 164 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of her passes, and also rushing for 56 yards and one score on only seven carries. The dominant performance also gave Castrillo a new career-high in passer rating (138.3).
Hialeah Gardens didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Carolyn Lebroc and Victoria Cifuentes.
Hialeah Gardens' win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 19.5 points. As for American, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.
American was able to grind out a solid victory over Hialeah Gardens in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 18-6. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Gladiators turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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