Football Preview: Windermere Prep Lakers vs. First Academy Eagles
The Windermere Prep Lakers will take on the First Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Windermere Prep is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Windermere Prep's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Faith Christian on Friday. They had to suffer through a 55-0 loss at the hands of the Lions. That makes it the first time this season the Lakers have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, First Academy entered their contest against Cornerstone Charter Academy on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. First Academy was dealt a 51-24 loss at the hands of Cornerstone Charter Academy. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Ducks recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Defeat or not, First Academy got some senior leadership from Cason Cherry and Rhett Walsh. Cherry threw for 116 yards and two touchdowns, while Walsh picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Cherry also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles and defending a pass.
Windermere Prep's loss dropped their record down to 1-3-1. As for First Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Windermere Prep took their victory against First Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2014 by a conclusive 70-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Windermere Prep since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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