Dunbar and South Fort Myers are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Dunbar Tigers will head out to square off against the South Fort Myers Wolfpack at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Dunbar's defense has only allowed 14.7 points per game this season, so South Fort Myers' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Dunbar is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 37 points on October 4th, they were much more limited against Port Charlotte on Friday. They had to suffer through a 39-7 loss at the hands of the Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Pirates are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, South Fort Myers humbled Clewiston with a 34-6 victory. The Wolfpack might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 20 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Victor Jenkins, who rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making eight total tackles.
South Fort Myers wouldn't let Clewiston keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. South Fort Myers can thank Jenkins and Rashad Taylor for forcing both of them. Taylor is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 17 games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Clewiston's side was Arnold Preston, who made 14 total tackles.
Dunbar's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for South Fort Myers, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-3.
Everything went Dunbar's way against South Fort Myers in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Dunbar made off with a 41-17 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dunbar since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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