The East Lake Eagles will challenge the Manatee Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Lake's defense has only allowed 7.2 points per game this season, so Manatee's offense will have their work cut out for them.
East Lake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Pinellas Park by a score of 14-6. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Patriots are ranked 237th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Manatee made off with a 20-19 win over Mitchell. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hurricanes.
East Lake is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.8 points on average over those games. As for Manatee, their win bumped their record up to 12-3.
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