After each having a week off, the Gateway Charter Griffins and the Marathon Dolphins will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gateway Charter is looking for their season's first win.
Gateway Charter is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 33-26 to Sarasota Christian last Friday. The Griffins were right on the edge of victory: they outscored the Blazers in the fourth quarter 14-6.
Despite the defeat, Gateway Charter had strong showings from Chance Reeves, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and Tavares Robinson, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Marathon's good fortune finally ran out last Friday. They took a 46-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of Coral Shores. The loss continues a trend for the Dolphins in their matchups with the Hurricanes: they've now lost seven in a row.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Fabbianho Lous Louis Jeune, who rushed for 94 yards and four touchdowns. Marathon is 3-1 when Louis Jeune posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Lezcano Carlos, who rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Marathon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 359 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Gateway Charter's record is now 0-7. As for Marathon, their record now sits at 4-3.
Gateway Charter skirted past Marathon 24-21 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Does Gateway Charter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marathon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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