Two dominant backs in Victor Jenkins and Nino Joseph are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The South Fort Myers Wolfpack are taking a road trip to square off against the Lely Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
South Fort Myers is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Dunbar on Friday. They lost 31-6 to the Tigers. The loss continues a trend for the Wolfpack in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.
Even if they lost, South Fort Myers' defensive line still kept up the pressure with seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Cornelius Tims and Wyatt Skinner, who racked up four sacks between them. Tims also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. South Fort Myers got some further help from Rashad Taylor: he made 18 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lely, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-21 victory over Bonita Springs. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 30 points or more this season.
A big part of Lely's win came down to the chemistry between Carter Quinn and his top target Gage Rice. Quinn threw for 382 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes while Rice picked up 225 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Rice a new career-high in rushing yards (27). A healthy portion of Quinn's aerial production (117 yards to be exact) also went to Jayden Pino, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
South Fort Myers' defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Lely, they pushed their record up to 4-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. South Fort Myers has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 162.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lely struggles in that department as they've been averaging 272.6. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
South Fort Myers took their win against Lely in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 33-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Fort Myers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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