Football Preview: West Orange Warriors vs. Plant City Raiders
After both having extra time off, the West Orange Warriors and the Plant City Raiders will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. West Orange will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
West Orange gave up the first points two weeks ago, but they didn't give up any more after. They walked away with a 28-19 win over Dr. Phillips.
A big part of West Orange's victory came down to the chemistry between Andrew 'AJ' Chung and his top target Edison Delgado. Chung threw for 241 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt while Delgado picked up 152 receiving yards and one score. Delgado really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 86 yards.
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One reason for the win was West Orange's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Nolan Herman with two. He also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 19. West Orange got some further help from Nolan Turner: he made 21 total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Plant City, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in October. They blew past Newsome 34-6 back in October. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 21 points or more this season.
West Orange better focus on containing Maurian Hugee and Adam Robinson as the pair were huge in Plant City's win. Hugee rushed for 76 yards and one TD, while Robinson picked up 154 receiving yards. Those 154 receiving yards gave Robinson a new career-high.
Plant City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Masiyah Limehouse picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. Another thorn in Newsome's side was Te'Marce Miller, who picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
West Orange's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Plant City, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
West Orange barely slipped by Plant City in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, winning 26-25. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Raiders' Chris Denson, who rushed for 235 yards and one touchdown while picking up 13.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 202 yards and a pair of TDs on only 19 passes. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Warriors to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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