SOUTH FLORIDA BLITZ PICK SIX WEEK 5 PREVIEW: Forest Hill (West Palm Beach) at Royal Palm Beach

When: 6:30 p.m. Friday

Where: Royal Palm Beach HS Stadium, Royal Palm Beach

Broadcast/streaming info: WUUB 106.3 FM, West Palm Beach; ESPN West Palm Beach

Records: Forest Hill, 3-0; Royal Palm Beach, 3-1

Rankings: Neither Forest Hill nor Royal Palm Beach are ranked

What To Know: Forest Hill is coming off a 47-0 victory over Olympic Heights (Boca Raton) … Royal Palm Beach is coming off a 21-6 loss to Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens) … The host Wildcats are averaging 33.3 points per game through four games … The visiting Falcons have relied on a very heavy run game in their first three games with a collective team effort of 750 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns … For Royal Palm Beach, their offensive approach is more balanced and that is in part thanks to quarterback Max Griner who has thrown for 552 yards and seven touchdowns so far through three games … Griner’s favorite target so far has been Demetrius Gibson who has caught 11 passes for 242 yards and three touchdowns … Kavin Walker and Alex Seal are the two leading tacklers for Forest Hill with 15 and 14 total tackles respectively … Walker also leads in sacks for the Falcons with five sacks so far in three games … Free safety Asher Storey leads Forest Hill’s secondary with two interceptions on the season … Linebacker Diego Calzadilla leads Royal Palm Beach’s defense in total tackles with 18 … Collectively Royal Palm Beach has racked up seven sacks on defense with Derrick Patterson leading the team with three sacks.

Josh’s Pick: This is a nice little matchup between two programs that haven’t seen as much success in their school history. Forest Hill only recently has seen success while head coach Chuck Kenyon has been working to rebuild West Palm Beach. At this point, the balanced approach for Royal Palm Beach should play in their favor on Friday night. ROYAL PALM BEACH OVER FOREST HILL

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