With a playoff win on the line, Manatee rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Cape Coral Seahawks 55-29. The Hurricanes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 26 points or more this season.
Keith Smith
11/21/25 @ Cape Coral25209/19/25 vs IMG Academy Junior National11410/31/25 vs Riverview Sarasota7310/25/24 @ Braden River6811/14/25 vs Charlotte66
Keith Smith produced another solid performance rushing for 252 yards and three TDs while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also catching one score. Those 252 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Caedon White also helped out as he racked up 113 rushing yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Manatee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 392 rushing yards. That’s the most rushing yards they’ve managed all season.
Manatee has been performing well recently as they’ve won three of their last four matchups. That’s provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 45.0 points over those games. As for Cape Coral, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2.
Looking ahead, Manatee will challenge Riverdale at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Raiders’ defense has only allowed 11.8 points per game this season, so the Hurricanes’ offense will have their work cut out for them. Cape Coral does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps