East Lee County's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 34-14 margin over the Lemon Bay Manta Rays. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Jaguars considering their ten-point performance the game before.
It was another big night for Lazaro Rogers, who rushed for 270 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Another reason for the win was East Lee County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Dieuby Bontemps was the leader with four. He also made ten total tackles, which is notable because East Lee County is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 3-4 otherwise.
Lemon Bay's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Adam Schwartz, who rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and Drew Smith, who rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
East Lee County moved to 5-5 with that win, which also ended their five-game losing streak. As for Lemon Bay, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-8.
As of now, neither East Lee County nor Lemon Bay have any future games scheduled.
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