East Lake was the 37-36 winner over Steinbrenner when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The East Lake Eagles took a 36-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Steinbrenner Warriors.
East Lake lost on Monday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Brian Ford, who rushed for 22 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Another signal caller making a difference was Eli Millian, who threw for 179 yards and two touchdowns.
East Lake's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Steinbrenner, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-2.
After both having extra time off, East Lake and Palm Harbor University will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th. East Lake is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Steinbrenner, they will challenge Alonso at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Alonso's defense has only allowed 15.6 points per game this season, so Steinbrenner's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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