Football Preview: South Lake Eagles vs. The Villages Charter Buffalo
The South Lake Eagles will head out on the road to square off against The Villages Charter Buffalo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Villages Charter took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on South Lake, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row dating back to last season, South Lake finally turned things around against Tavares on Thursday. They snuck past the Bulldogs with a 17-12 win.
The critical scores for South Lake came from Malik Holman and Tyger Darden. The team also got some help courtesy of Tre Kelly, who threw for 135 yards and a touchdown.
South Lake wouldn't let Tavares keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. South Lake can thank Jesse Barker Jr. and Murphy Connelly for forcing both of them. Connelly also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss). Tyson Williams was another major factor on D, making 16 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for The Villages Charter's offense. They were outmatched by Lecanto on the road and fell 38-0. While losing is never fun, the Buffalo can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 320th, while the Panthers are ranked 145th).
The victory got South Lake back to even at 1-1. As for The Villages Charter, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
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