Football Game Preview: Manatee Hurricanes vs. Bayshore Bruins

The Manatee Hurricanes will head out on the road to challenge the Bayshore Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Manatee will be strutting in after a win while Bayshore will be coming in after a loss.

Manatee will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Lakewood Ranch, who they had gone 0-6 against in their six prior meetings. Manatee snuck past Lakewood Ranch with a 24-18 victory on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Bayshore was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 21-0 to Parrish Community.

Bayshore's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Manatee, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1.

Manatee came up short against Bayshore when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 13-0. Can Manatee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.