American unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a blow against the Edison Red Raiders on Thursday, falling 46-0. 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 350th, while the Red Raiders are ranked 111th).
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. American will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Goleman at 7:00 p.m. on September 4. As for Edison, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Central at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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