Football Preview: Niceville Eagles vs. Lakeland Dreadnaughts
The Niceville Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Lakeland Dreadnaughts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Niceville comes in on six and Lakeland on 18.
Niceville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Lincoln 31-10. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.
Johnny Lewis Jr went supernova for Niceville, rushing for 216 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 86 yards and a touchdown on perfect 6-for-6 passing. The dominant performance gave Lewis Jr a new career-high in rushing yards. Niceville also got help from Robert Stith, who showed off his sure hands for 86 receiving yards.
Niceville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lakeland faced Tampa Bay Tech in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Lakeland came out on top in a nail-biter against Tampa Bay Tech , sneaking past 24-21.
Niceville pushed their record up to 12-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Lakeland, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
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