East Lee County got themselves on the board against Gateway on Friday, but Gateway never followed suit. They blew past the Gateway Eagles 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 had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 246 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards.
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. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
East Lee County's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Gateway, their defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Lee County will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against Estero at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Gateway, they will square off against Riverdale at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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