Matanzas is 0-5 against Mainland since October of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Matanzas Pirates will look to defend their home field against the Mainland Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. Matanzas' defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so Mainland's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Matanzas was able to grind out a solid win over Seabreeze, taking the game 18-10.
Meanwhile, Mainland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against Coffee, falling 21-0. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Buccaneers couldn't quite close it out.
Matanzas now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Mainland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Matanzas suffered a grim 49-28 defeat to Mainland in their previous matchup back in November of 2020. Thankfully for Matanzas, Theodore Lockley (who threw for 213 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 107 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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