Football Preview: Palmetto Tigers vs. Gateway Eagles
The Palmetto Tigers will head out to challenge the Gateway Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Palmetto has four straight wins, Gateway has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Two weeks ago, Palmetto was able to grind out a solid victory over Parrish Community, taking the game 21-14.
Trez Yarn went supernova for Palmetto, rushing for 178 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Yarn is now averaging an impressive 120.7 rushing yards per game.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 66-6, which was the final score in Gateway's tilt against Immokalee on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 423rd, while the Indians are ranked 142nd).
Palmetto's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Gateway, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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