After two games on the road, East Lee County is heading back home. After each having a week off, they and the North Fort Myers Red Knights will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. East Lee County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.7 points per game this season.
East Lee County is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Riverdale last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Lee County was dealt a 48-14 defeat at the hands of Riverdale. The loss continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost six in a row.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Lazaro Rogers and Cole Hayes. Hayes had a great game and rushed for 176 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Rogers was balling out in the loss, rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while also picking up 35 receiving yards.
East Lee County wouldn't let Riverdale keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Lee County can thank Michelot Pierre and Dieuby Bontemps for forcing both of them. Bontemps also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Meanwhile, North Fort Myers entered their tilt with Fort Myers last Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Green Wave out 33-30.
North Fort Myers got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Adrian Scott out in front who picked up 57 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Another passer making a difference was Cadeon Conn, who threw for 189 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Fort Myers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to North Fort Myers' defense and their five sacks. Fort Myers' QB won't forget Jordan Carr anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
East Lee County's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for North Fort Myers, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. East Lee County has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 225 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like North Fort Myers struggles in that department as they've been averaging 193.7. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
East Lee County was taken down by North Fort Myers 48-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2020. Thankfully for East Lee County, Luke Leongas (who threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns on only seven passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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