Palmetto is a perfect 8-0 against Lakewood Ranch since October of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Tigers will welcome the Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Palmetto has three straight wins, Lakewood Ranch has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Palmetto is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Gateway to the tune of 70-6 last Friday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Eagles are ranked 373rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Matthew Hennesey
| 09/26/25 vs Gateway | 7 |
| 09/19/25 vs Calvary Christian | 1 |
| 09/12/25 vs Parrish Community | 3 |
| 09/05/25 @ Riverview Sarasota | 3 |
| 08/29/25 vs Newsome | 2 |
Matthew Hennesey was his usual excellent self, throwing for 221 yards and seven touchdowns on only 15 passes. Thanks to that big game, he is now up to 16 passing touchdowns on the season. Palmetto's leading receiver Maurice Carter was Hennesey's top target yet again, picking up 95 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Meanwhile, Lakewood Ranch was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 41-37 to Sarasota. Even if the Mustangs couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Lakewood Ranch's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Palmetto, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Everything came up roses for Palmetto against Lakewood Ranch when the teams last played back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 38-0 victory. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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