The East Lee County Jaguars will head out to challenge the Gateway Charter Griffins at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. East Lee County hasn't scored more than six points for 11 games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
East Lee County's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Bonita Springs on Thursday. They came up short against the Bullsharks, falling 21-0.
Meanwhile, Gateway Charter came tearing into last Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.7 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single point of losing the streak, but they secured a 13-12 W against the Vikings. 13 seems to be a good number for the Griffins as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
East Lee County better keep an eye on Jazmyn Johnson. She was instrumental in Gateway Charter's win, rushing for 36 yards and one TD, while also throwing for 52 yards and one touchdown. Johnson also deserves a shoutout for her performance on D, picking up a sack and making two total tackles.
One reason for the win was Gateway Charter's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Bishop Verot's QB won't forget Demi Macik anytime soon given she sacked her twice. Bella Burgess was another major factor on D, making five total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Gateway Charter pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.0 points on average over those games. As for East Lee County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
East Lee County couldn't quite get it done against Gateway Charter in their previous matchup back in February as they fell 13-0. Can the Jaguars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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