Estero had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Mariner Tritons as they made off with a 31-10 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Wildcats have posted against the Tritons since August 29, 2014.
Estero found their leader in sophomore Maddox Stewart, who threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt. Those 364 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Stewart. Kegan Kreuscher was Stewart's top target, picking up 182 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
One reason for the win was Estero's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Michael Lau was especially locked on to Mariner's QB and sacked him three times. Lau has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 11 times he's played. Estero got some further help from Kevin Yanes: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Estero's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Mariner, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-8.
Estero will head out to square off against Key West at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Estero is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.4 points per game this season. Mariner does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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