Football Preview: Lake Mary Rams vs. Dr. Phillips Panthers
Lake Mary is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Dr. Phillips is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lake Mary Rams will take on the Dr. Phillips Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lake Mary knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Dr. Phillips likes a good challenge.
Lake Mary is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Seminole to the tune of 42-3. Considering the Rams have won eight games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Lake Mary got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Parker Perales out in front who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Another passer making a difference was Noah Grubbs, who threw for 184 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes.
Lake Mary didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Tj Clayton, Luke Prieto, and Brad Billups picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Dr. Phillips earned a 21-14 win over Vero Beach on Friday. The Panthers pushed the score to 21-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Indians cut but never quite recovered from.
Lake Mary's victory bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Dr. Phillips, their win bumped their record up to 12-1.
Lake Mary came up short against Dr. Phillips in their previous meeting back in September, falling 26-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dr. Phillips' Stanley Anderson-Lofton, who threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Now that Lake Mary knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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