Football Preview: Bonita Springs Bullsharks vs. Gateway Eagles
The Bonita Springs Bullsharks will venture away from home to challenge the Gateway Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Bonita Springs and ten for Gateway dating back to last season.
Bonita Springs is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 52-34 to Aubrey Rogers. Despite 53 more yards than the Patriots, the Bullsharks couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Bonita Springs got top-tier performance from Daniel Haith, who rushed for 224 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Haith a new career-high in rushing yards. Bonita Springs also got a significant boost from Keegan O'Connell, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 86 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bonita Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 422 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Bonita Springs wouldn't let Aubrey Rogers keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bonita Springs can thank Hayden Andrews and Alex Elia for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Gateway was beaten by Palmetto 48-7 on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while the Tigers are ranked 73rd).
Bonita Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Gateway, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Bonita Springs came up short against Gateway in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 28-21. Can Bonita Springs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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