After each having a week off, the Lemon Bay Manta Rays and the Estero Wildcats will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lemon Bay is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Lemon Bay is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 32-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of Island Coast. The Manta Rays gained 101 more yards on the day, but it was the Gators that made the best use of them.
Even though they lost, Lemon Bay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Even if they lost, Lemon Bay's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Dylan Kenville was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, a victory for Estero just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Cypress Lake, falling 49-9. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lemon Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Estero, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything went Lemon Bay's way against Estero in their previous matchup back in October of 2018, as Lemon Bay made off with a 26-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lemon Bay 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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