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| 11/01/24 - Away | 26-0 W |
| 10/27/23 - Home | 24-20 W |
| 10/28/22 - Away | 68-0 W |
| 09/06/19 - Home | 16-6 W |
| 08/31/18 - Away | 3-19 L |
| + 2 more games |
Lakewood Ranch is 6-1 against Bayshore since September of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Mustangs will be playing at home against the Bruins at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Lakewood Ranch is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Parrish Community on Friday. They took a hard 29-10 fall against the Bulls. 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 337th, while the Bulls are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, Bayshore was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 23-19 heartbreaker at the hands of Gibbs. The Bruins gained 117 more yards on the day, but it was the Gladiators that made the best use of them.
Lakewood Ranch will need to focus on slowing down Jaydis Wiley, one of several Bayshore players who made an impact when they last played. He threw for 269 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt. Wiley's passing game has become a key predictor of Bayshore's success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 2-4 otherwise. Jayden Gibson was Wiley's top target, picking up 152 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Bayshore now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Lakewood Ranch, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Lakewood Ranch took their victory against Bayshore in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 by a conclusive 26-0 score. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bruins turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
