George Jenkins has gone 3-0 against Lake Weir recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The George Jenkins Eagles will host the Lake Weir Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m.
Last Monday, George Jenkins came up short against Ridge Community and fell 35-26. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 415th, while the Bolts are ranked 190th).
Meanwhile, Lake Weir was able to grind out a solid win over Trenton two weeks ago, taking the game 27-16. That's two games straight that the Hurricanes have won by exactly 11 points.
Lake Weir can attribute much of their success to Reche Shields, who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 82 yards and a touchdown on only seven passes.
This is the second loss in a row for George Jenkins and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Lake Weir, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
George Jenkins didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Lake Weir when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with an 18-14 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lake Weir's Jackson Quick, who rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will George Jenkins still be able to contain Quick? There's only one way to find out.
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