Football Preview: Immokalee Indians vs. Gulf Coast Sharks
Immokalee and Gulf Coast are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Immokalee Indians will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Gulf Coast Sharks at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Immokalee's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five contests.
Immokalee will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 35-point they dealt Aubrey Rogers on Friday. Immokalee breezed by Aubrey Rogers on the road to the tune of 56-21. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 23 points or more this season.
Immokalee relied on the efforts of Chris Germinal, who threw for 327 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per attempt, and Jontay Hais, who rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 83 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Mixon, who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Immokalee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 261 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Gulf Coast unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They were beaten by West Broward 63-19. That makes it the first time this season the Sharks have let down their home crowd.
Javien Altine put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 139 yards.
Immokalee's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Gulf Coast, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Immokalee has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 315.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Gulf Coast struggles in that department as they've been averaging 231.8. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Immokalee beat Gulf Coast 37-30 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Will Immokalee repeat their success, or does Gulf Coast have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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