Football Preview: Wekiva Mustangs vs. Oviedo Lions
The Wekiva Mustangs will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Oviedo Lions at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Wekiva was beaten by Lee County 62-17. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 170th in Florida, while the Trojans are ranked seventh in Georgia).
Meanwhile, Oviedo waltzed into their match two weeks ago with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Greyhounds 49-14 at home. Considering the Lions have won three games by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Chance Nixon, who rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 40 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Oviedo also got help from Jordan Donahoo, who showed off his sure hands for 84 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Oviedo's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Samari Chisolm was the leader with two. Another thorn in Lyman's side was Brady Manning, who made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Wekiva now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Oviedo, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
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