The Lakewood Ranch Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Gateway Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lakewood Ranch is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Lakewood Ranch is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 37 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Palmetto on Friday. They were beaten by the Tigers 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 348th, while the Tigers are ranked 84th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 34 points the game before, Gateway was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 46-7 loss at the hands of Parrish Community.
Lakewood Ranch's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Gateway, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Lakewood Ranch strolled past Gateway in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a score of 37-22. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Eagles' Justin Jean Louis, who rushed for 278 yards and one score while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Mustangs to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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