The Mariner Tritons will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Estero Wildcats at 7:30 p.m.
Mariner is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Cypress Lake on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mariner was outmatched by Cypress Lake on the road and fell 40-7. The Tritons haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Estero). They really took it to Bonita Springs for the full four quarters, racking up a 61-21 win. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 21 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Estero to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maddox Stewart, who threw for 247 yards and four touchdowns. Kegan Kreuscher was another key player, rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Estero's defense and their five sacks. Bonita Springs' QB won't forget Kevin Yanes anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Yanes also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 15.
Estero was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
The victory (which was Estero's third in a row) raised their record to 5-4. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.0 points per game. As for Mariner, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Mariner came up short against Estero in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 22-14. Can Mariner avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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