Football Preview: Immokalee Indians vs. Aubrey Rogers Patriots
On Friday Immokalee will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. After each having a week off, they and the Aubrey Rogers Patriots will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. Immokalee knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Aubrey Rogers likes a good challenge.
Immokalee will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in September (they won by 32) but last Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lely , sneaking past 47-44. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Indians have posted since October 27, 2023.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jontay Hais and Nino Joseph. Hais had a great game and gained 236 total yards. Meanwhile, Joseph was balling out in the loss, rushing for 220 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Immokalee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 261 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, a win for Aubrey Rogers just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Florida Christian, falling 48-28.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Caden Diloreto, who threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns. Romeo Sararo was Diloreto's top target, picking up 105 receiving yards, while also punching in a rushing score.
Immokalee's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Aubrey Rogers, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
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