Santaluces won the last time they faced Palm Beach Gardens, and things went their way on Friday too. The Santaluces Chiefs walked away with a 20-13 victory over the Palm Beach Gardens Gators. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Chiefs.
One reason for the win was Santaluces' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Preston Ricks. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.5 sacks per game. Santaluces got some further help from Keshawn Barker: he made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Santaluces' win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Palm Beach Gardens, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Santaluces has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Boynton Beach at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Palm Beach Gardens, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Jupiter at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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