After each having a week off, the Estero Wildcats and the Lely Trojans will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Estero's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They claimed a resounding 60-0 victory over Bonita Springs. The win was familiar territory for the Wildcats, who have now won four contests in a row.
Maddox Stewart
| 10/31/25 vs Bonita Springs | 155.2 |
| 10/23/25 vs Island Coast | 142.5 |
| 09/13/24 vs Ida Baker | 142 |
| 08/29/25 vs Aubrey Rogers | 138.9 |
| 11/07/24 vs Mariner | 134.9 |
A big part of Estero's victory came down to the chemistry between Maddox Stewart and his top target Kegan Kreuscher. Stewart threw for 282 yards and five TDs while completing 73.7% of his passes while Kreuscher picked up 155 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Stewart a new career-high in passer rating (155.2).
Estero didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Bonita Springs to a completion percentage of just 22.2%. The team can thank Lucas Cuspian for the heroic effort on defense: he. Estero has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.61 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.61 in their last three games.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Estero, adding 18 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Kreuscher, who ran a punt back for a touchdown. Another bright spot was a kickoff return touchdown from him.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Lely last Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew South Fort Myers out of the water with a 56-20 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Trojans had established a 30-point advantage.
Estero better keep an eye on Nino Joseph. He was instrumental in Lely's win, rushing for 303 yards and three scores while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. Joseph really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run. Ty Collins was another key player, gaining 181 total yards and two touchdowns.
Estero's record now sits at 7-3. As for Lely, their record is now an identical 7-3.
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