East Lee County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Fort Myers Green Wave 48-14. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Green Wave are ranked 105th).
Despite the loss, East Lee County still got an impressive performance from Taegan Ruud, who rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown. Jesiah Mcknight was in the mix too, providing East Lee County with a touchdown.
Even though they lost, East Lee County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Even if they lost, East Lee County's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Dieuby Bontemps was especially locked on to Fort Myers' QB and sacked him 2.5 times. Bontemps also sacked 2.5 sacks, which is notable because East Lee County is 2-1 when he posts at least one sack, but 2-3 otherwise.
Fort Myers got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Madrid Tucker out in front who picked up 70 receiving yards, and also rushed for 54 yards. Frederick Jackson was another key player, rushing for 43 yards and two touchdowns.
East Lee County's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Fort Myers, their record now sits at 6-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars takes on Palmetto at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. That match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Lazaro Rogers and Trez Yarn. As for Fort Myers, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Dunbar, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Fort Myers is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.2 points per game this season.
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