Bonita Springs has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Estero Wildcats at 7:30 p.m.
Bonita Springs will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on October 4th but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They were beaten by Lely 56-21. While losing is never fun, the Bullsharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 495th, while the Trojans are ranked 204th).
Bonita Springs might have lost, but man, Daniel Haith was a machine: he rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Haith's longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards. Zach Prieto was another key rusher, rushing for 103 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Bonita Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Estero earned a 14-6 victory over Island Coast on Friday.
Estero found their leader in sophomore Maddox Stewart, who threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns.
Bonita Springs' defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Estero, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Bonita Springs took a serious blow against Estero when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 42-10. Thankfully for Bonita Springs, Matthew Wilson (who threw for 305 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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