The Naples Golden Eagles have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the American Heritage Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Naples' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 47-0 victory over Immokalee at home. Fans of the Golden Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Naples had a senior duo take command as Shawn Simeon rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries and Trayvon Jean rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. With that strong performance, Jean is now averaging an impressive 107.3 rushing yards per game.
On Friday fans watched as two of the best teams in the nation hit the field. American Heritage fell just short of Chaminade-Madonna by a score of 48-45. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, American Heritage got top-tier performance from Dia Bell, who threw for 358 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another player making a difference was Byron Louis, who gained 227 total yards and a touchdown.
Naples' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for American Heritage, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Naples suffered a grim 38-17 defeat to American Heritage when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Louis, who rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Now that Naples knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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