After each having a week off, the Bartram Trail Bears and the Matanzas Pirates will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Bartram Trail turned things around against Ribault last Thursday. They breezed past the Trojans to the tune of 55-8. That looming 55-8 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bears yet this season.
Meanwhile, Matanzas was fully in charge last Thursday, breezing past Palm Bay 41-14. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Matanzas' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 177th, while Palm Bay is ranked 415th).
Bartram Trail better keep an eye on Wiley Conner. He was instrumental in Matanzas' win, rushing for 203 yards while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Those 203 rushing yards gave Conner a new career-high. Jaden Dormevil was in the mix too, providing Matanzas with two scores.
Matanzas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Matanzas' record is now 7-3. As for Bartram Trail, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 3-7.
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