Football Preview: Seminole Seminoles vs. Lake Brantley Patriots
Seminole is 9-1 against Lake Brantley since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Seminole Seminoles will venture away from home to challenge the Lake Brantley Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Seminole will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Seminole's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Lake Wales' usually-dominant defense. Seminole narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lake Wales 41-38. Given the Seminoles' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Highlanders are ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Seminole's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Michael Clayton led the charge by throwing for 213 yards and three touchdowns. Xavier Tucker was in the mix as well, providing Seminole with two touchdowns.
Seminole wouldn't let Lake Wales keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Juan Berchal, Ahmir Cameron, J'Len Chaplin, and Chaplin picked up one apiece. Berchal also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine. Rasheem Turner Jr. was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Lake Brantley, as they earned their first road win of the season. They walked away with a 13-6 victory over Pine Ridge on Friday.
Seminole pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Lake Brantley, their record is now 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Seminole against Lake Brantley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 48-0 victory. Does Seminole have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake Brantley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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