Football Preview: Immokalee Indians vs. Lely Trojans
Two dominant backs in Jontay Hais and Nino Joseph are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Immokalee Indians's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Lely Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Immokalee is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Golden Gate: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Immokalee blew Golden Gate out of the water with a 44-12 final score. Considering the Indians have won four games by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Jayden Mixon, who rushed for 120 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season. Hais was another key back, rushing for 97 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Immokalee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 272 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lely). They blew past Barron Collier, posting a 90-56 win on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Lely can attribute much of their success to Joseph, who gained 494 total yards, and Carter Quinn, who threw for 304 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.5 yards per attempt. Joseph's longest rush was for an incredible 85 yards. 101 of those passing yards were hauled in by Zephaniah Diamond.
Immokalee's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Lely, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Immokalee might still be hurting after the 68-44 loss they got from Lely in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Will Immokalee have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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