The Boca Ciega Pirates will challenge the Largo Packers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Friday, Boca Ciega was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 10-6 to St. Petersburg. 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 308th, while the Green Devils are ranked 143rd).
Meanwhile, on FridayLargo's undefeated season almost came to an end. They had just enough and edged Lakewood out 9-7.
Boca Ciega's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Largo, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Boca Ciega might still be hurting after the 33-10 loss they got from Largo in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Boca Ciega, Malachi Peterson (who rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries) 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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