Coral Gables is 8-1 against Southwest since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Coral Gables Cavaliers are on the road again to play the Southwest Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Coral Gables' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against South Dade on Thursday. They were outmatched by the Buccaneers on the road and fell 38-0. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 95th).
Meanwhile, Southwest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 55-14 loss at the hands of Doral Academy. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-14.
Although Southwest took the loss, they still got scores from Derrick Ferguson and Kamari Alexander.
Coral Gables' loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Southwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Coral Gables didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Southwest in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 24-20 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coral Gables since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
