Football Preview: Lake Region Thunder vs. Lake Wales Highlanders
Lake Region is 0-7 against Lake Wales since October of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Lake Region Thunder will head out to square off against the Lake Wales Highlanders at 7:30 p.m.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row dating back to last season, Lake Region finally turned things around against Tenoroc on Friday. They and the Titans finished up their matchup with a 0-0 tie.
Meanwhile, Lake Wales has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 12.4 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They fell just short of Seminole by a score of 41-38. The Highlanders gained 87 more yards on the day, but it was the Seminoles that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, Lake Wales got top-tier performance from Brycen Levidiotis, who rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 223 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt. The dominant performance gave Levidiotis a new career-high in rushing yards. Carldayle Brantley was Levidiotis' top target, picking up 143 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Lake Wales was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lake Region's tie makes their record 0-4-1 this season. As for Lake Wales, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Lake Region was dealt a bruising 47-0 loss at the hands of Lake Wales in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Lake Region avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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