After some red-hot attacks on offense in their last four matchups, Pinellas Park finally came back down to earth on Monday. They lost 34-10 to the Manatee Hurricanes. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 21st).
Jaden Casanova threw for 68 yards on nine of 18 attempts.
Amari Caro was his top target, picking up 30 receiving yards. On the ground,
Zahmir Mcneil rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown.
Andrew Heidel was his usual excellent self, throwing for 124 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 10-for-10 passing for Manatee. KeiShawn Smith also helped with two touchdowns in total.
The loss snapped Pinellas Park's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. As for Manatee, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Pinellas Park didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 34-21 victory against Tarpon Springs on the 4th. As for Manatee, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Palmetto at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
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