Football Recap: Pierre Holmes' Menacing Defense Leads South Fort Myers over Cypress Lake

By Team Reports Oct 16, 2024, 3:08pm

Football Recap: South Fort Myers Wolfpack vs. Cypress Lake Panthers

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After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Port Charlotte, South Fort Myers was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 21-6 win over the Cypress Lake Panthers. That's more bragging rights for the Wolfpack, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

The critical scores for South Fort Myers came from Victor Jenkins, Kahni Watts, and Jimarien Braxton.

South Fort Myers didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off six passes before the game was over. Pierre Holmes led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Jordan Cetoute also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four. Another thorn in Cypress Lake's side was Rashad Taylor, who forced a fumble and made 19 total tackles (1.0 for loss).

The victory got South Fort Myers back to even at 3-3. As for Cypress Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, South Fort Myers and Clewiston will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th. South Fort Myers is facing Clewiston at the right time seeing as Clewiston is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Cypress Lake, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lemon Bay at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th. Cypress Lake is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.3 points per game this season.

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