Braden River was the 27-20 winner over Palmetto when they last played one another back in September of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Braden River Pirates lost 30-8 to the Palmetto Tigers on Friday. 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 389th, while the Tigers are ranked 62nd).
Lucas Despot threw for 73 yards and a touchdown.
Nicholas Cinelli was his top target, picking up 34 receiving yards. On the ground,
Julian Brown rushed for 73 yards.
Palmetto found their leader in underclassman Nazir Pitchford, who picked up 121 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Braden River dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Palmetto, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Braden River and Pinellas Park are set to duel on Friday. Pinellas Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.2 points per game this season. As for Palmetto, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lakewood Ranch at 7:00 p.m. Palmetto also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 27 points per game.
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