Everglades City and Marco Island Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Everglades City Gators will be playing at home against the Marco Island Academy Rays at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Everglades City is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since December 20, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 61-41 to Donahue Catholic. The Gators were down 55-29 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Marco Island Academy came up short against Babcock on Thursday and fell 51-44.
Everglades City's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-10. As for Marco Island Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
Everything came up roses for Everglades City against Marco Island Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 79-32 victory. In that contest, Everglades City amassed a halftime lead of 52-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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