The First Baptist Academy Lions are taking a road trip to face off against the Palmetto Ridge Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for First Baptist Academy and ten for Palmetto Ridge dating back to last season.
First Baptist Academy's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Neumann on Friday. They took a blow against the Celtics, falling 54-0. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 503rd, while the Celtics are ranked 218th).
Meanwhile, Palmetto Ridge played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 55-0 loss at the hands of Immokalee.
First Baptist Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Palmetto Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for First Baptist Academy against Palmetto Ridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 40-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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