On Friday Dunbar will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Port Charlotte Pirates at 7:30 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Dunbar's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Lehigh 37-0 at home. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Lightning are ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dunbar didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of David Iglesias and Jarvis Bryant. Dunbar got some further help from D'Mauri Francois: he made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Port Charlotte took their game at home last Friday with ease, bagging a 56-3 victory over South Fort Myers. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won four matches by 44 points or more so far this season.
Port Charlotte relied on the efforts of Logan Flaherty, who threw for 132 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 6-for-6 passing, and Ifeanyi (Ike) Perry, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Port Charlotte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Another reason for the win was Port Charlotte's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was King Justice with 2.5. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Dunbar's record is now 5-1. As for Port Charlotte, their record now sits at 4-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
