It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Jesuit can now relate to. They took a hard 45-31 fall against the Port Charlotte Pirates on Friday. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Jesuit's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Trent Teeling, who picked up 123 receiving yards and a touchdown. Teeling is becoming a predictor of Jesuit's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 6-2 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Will Griffin 2026 Qb, who threw for 200 yards and a touchdown.
Port Charlotte found their leader in sophomore Logan Flaherty, who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes. Those 298 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Flaherty. Eli Pearl was Flaherty's top target, picking up 172 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Jesuit's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Port Charlotte, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-2.
Jesuit does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Port Charlotte, they will square off against Naples at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Port Charlotte is on a six-game streak of home wins, Naples a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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