The Gateway Panthers will face off against the Winter Park Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (Gateway 6.8, Winter Park 8.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Gateway's offense might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Harmony on Monday. They had to suffer through a 27-0 loss at the hands of the Longhorns. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Longhorns: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Winter Park posted their closest victory since February 27th on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lake Brantley 8-6. The final result isn't all the surprising considering the Wildcats' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Patriots are ranked 312th).
Winter Park didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Layla Jefferson and Ranyah Eady. Jefferson got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Winter Park has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.8 points on average over those games. As for Gateway, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Gateway suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to Winter Park when the teams last played back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Wildcats' Denise Bellot, who threw for 216 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also rushed for 66 yards on only seven carries. Now that the Panthers know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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