After each having a week off, the Lemon Bay Manta Rays and the Estero Wildcats will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Estero took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Lemon Bay, who comes in off a win.
Lemon Bay is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped two weeks ago as they easily beat Island Coast 51-14.
Carlos Serrano continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 120 yards and four TDs on only six carries. Another back making a difference was Drew Moormann, who rushed for 96 yards on only eight carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Lemon Bay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 431 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Estero duked it out with Cypress Lake last Friday. The Wildcats fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 25-23. The Wildcats gained 171 more yards on the day, but it was the Panthers that made the best use of them.
Lemon Bay will need to focus on slowing down Maddox Stewart, one of several Estero players who made an impact when they last played. He threw for 262 yards and one touchdown, and also rushed for 36 yards and one score. Townson Green helped out on the ground, rushing for 92 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Even if they lost, Estero's defense still kept up the pressure with 7.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jack Shank and William Leach, who racked up five sacks between them.
This is the second loss in a row for Estero and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Lemon Bay, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4.
Lemon Bay took a serious blow against Estero when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 39-12. Will the Manta Rays have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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