East Lee County is 0-7 against Fort Myers since October of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The East Lee County Jaguars are taking a road trip to challenge the Fort Myers Green Wave at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
East Lee County will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat North Fort Myers on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 34-point defeat they were dealt back in September. East Lee County fell just short of North Fort Myers by a score of 16-14. The Jaguars gained 73 more yards on the day, but it was the Red Knights that made the best use of them.
East Lee County might have lost, but man, Lazaro Rogers was a machine: he rushed for 193 yards.
Meanwhile, Fort Myers suffered their biggest loss since September 1, 2023 on October 4th. They had to suffer through a 42-6 loss at the hands of Naples. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 32nd).
East Lee County is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-3. As for Fort Myers, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2.
East Lee County ended up a good deal behind Fort Myers in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 34-16. Can East Lee County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
