After starting their season with two straight games on the road, East Lee County is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Estero Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
East Lee County's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Gateway 43-0 on the road. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while the Eagles are ranked 435th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lazaro Rogers went supernova for East Lee County, rushing for 246 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry. Rogers really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
East Lee County wouldn't let Gateway keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Noah Figueroa was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 4 total tackles per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Lee County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 369 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gateway only rushed for -12.
Meanwhile, on FridayAubrey Rogers kept up with Estero until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Estero blew past Aubrey Rogers 28-7.
Estero found their leader in underclassman Maddox Stewart, who threw for 261 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. A healthy portion of that aerial production (91 yards to be exact) went to Owen Maurizi.
Estero's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Landen Beau Brown. Estero got some further help from Michael Lau: he made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
East Lee County's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Estero, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
East Lee County couldn't quite finish off Estero when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 29-26. Will East Lee County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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