After flying high against Gibbs last Monday, Boca Ciega came back down to earth. The Boca Ciega Pirates and the Lakewood Spartans were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but the Boca Ciega Pirates suffered a 35-34 defeat. The Pirates were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Spartans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Defeat or not, Boca Ciega got some senior leadership from Walter Flounory and Dylan Nahra. Flounory picked up 224 receiving yards and four touchdowns, while Nahra threw for 328 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.6 yards per attempt. Those 224 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Flounory.
Lakewood can attribute much of their success to Ayden Wallace, who threw for 318 yards and a touchdown while picking up 15.1 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 44 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (133 yards to be exact) went to Dmari Roberts.
Boca Ciega's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Lakewood, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-4.
Boca Ciega will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Palm Harbor University at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th. Palm Harbor University will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Boca Ciega surely won't give up without a fight. Lakewood will also get a bit of a break before their next match: they'll face off against Gibbs at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th. Lakewood is facing Gibbs at the right time seeing as Gibbs is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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