Football Preview: South Fort Myers Wolfpack vs. Port Charlotte Pirates
The South Fort Myers Wolfpack will head out to challenge the Port Charlotte Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
South Fort Myers is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 43 points on September 6th, they were much more limited against Fort Myers two weeks ago. They came up short against the Green Wave, falling 33-7. While losing is never fun, the Wolfpack can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Green Wave are ranked 90th).
Despite the defeat, South Fort Myers got top-tier performance from Victor Jenkins, who rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown. Jenkins' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 130 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Port Charlotte lost to First Baptist Academy on the road by a 31-13 margin on Friday. The game marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Ifeanyi (Ike) Perry put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Port Charlotte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in 13 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
South Fort Myers' record is now 2-2. As for Port Charlotte, their record is now 3-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. South Fort Myers has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 212.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Port Charlotte struggles in that department as they've been averaging 301.8. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
South Fort Myers was dealt a bruising 52-6 loss at the hands of Port Charlotte when the teams last played back in August of 2018. Thankfully for South Fort Myers, Marc Jean-Louis (who picked up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only six 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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