Football Preview: South Fort Myers Wolfpack vs. Port Charlotte Pirates
The South Fort Myers Wolfpack will venture away from home to face off against the Port Charlotte Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
South Fort Myers is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 43 points on September 6th, they were much more limited against Fort Myers last Friday. They lost 33-7 to the Green Wave. While losing is never fun, the Wolfpack can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Green Wave are ranked 90th).
South Fort Myers might have lost, but man, Victor Jenkins was a machine: he rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown. Jenkins' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 130 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Port Charlotte lost to First Baptist Academy on the road by a 31-13 margin on Friday. The matchup marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Port Charlotte's loss came about despite a quality game from Ifeanyi (Ike) Perry, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Port Charlotte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
South Fort Myers' record is now 2-2. As for Port Charlotte, their record now sits at 3-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. South Fort Myers has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 212.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Port Charlotte struggles in that department as they've been averaging 301.8. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
South Fort Myers was taken down by Port Charlotte 52-6 in their previous meeting back in August of 2018. Thankfully for South Fort Myers, Marc Jean-Louis (who picked up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only six carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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