Football Preview: Jesuit Tigers vs. Port Charlotte Pirates
Two dominant signal callers in Will Griffin 2026 Qb and Logan Flaherty are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Jesuit Tigers are on the road again on Friday to play the Port Charlotte Pirates at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Jesuit is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Clearwater 29-3.
Justin Thurman was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Hezekiah Davis handled things on the ground, rushing for 113 yards.
Jesuit was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 88.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 165.2.
Meanwhile, Port Charlotte entered their tilt with South Fort Myers on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They claimed a resounding 38-0 win over the Wolfpack. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 209th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Port Charlotte didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Ozias Dorsey, Juluis Roach, and Chavon Lizana picked up one apiece.
Port Charlotte's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.6 points per game. As for Jesuit, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
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