Football Preview: American Heritage Stallions vs. Lakeland Christian Vikings
Two dominant backs in Jaden Desir and Joshua Bellamy Jr are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The American Heritage Stallions have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Lakeland Christian Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (American Heritage: 13, Lakeland Christian: 11) so any points scored will be well earned.
American Heritage's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Monday, when they got past Jupiter Christian's usually-dominant defense. Everything went American Heritage's way against Jupiter Christian as American Heritage made off with a 35-14 win. Considering the Stallions have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
American Heritage's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sean Siska, who rushed for 28 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 185 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Siska has posted since back in October of 2023. Another back making a difference was Desir, who gained 145 total yards and a touchdown.
American Heritage wouldn't let Jupiter Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Elias Drucker, Carter Wasko, and Tyler Kovic picked up one apiece. Drucker also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. American Heritage got some further help from Jack Wigginton: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Lakeland Christian has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 11 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit back in September. They took a 31-17 bruising from Carrollwood Day. The matchup marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Killian O'Neal, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown.
American Heritage pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Lakeland Christian, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. American Heritage has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 164 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lakeland Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 212. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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