Football Recap: Dustin Martin and Leland Valentine Lead the Defense for Osceola Win

Osceola extended their home winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Brandt Scott. Everything went the Warriors' way against the St. Petersburg Green Devils on Friday as they made off with a 26-0 win with plenty of help from Scott, who rushed for 100 yards and three TDs on only 14 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards.

Leland Valentine was another key player, rushing for 92 yards and one touchdown on only nine carries. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making two total tackles.

Dustin Martin

Sacks

10/24/25 vs St. Petersburg	3
10/17/25 @ Countryside	2
10/03/25 vs Seminole	1
09/12/25 vs Largo	1
08/28/25 vs Dunedin	1
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One reason for the win was Osceola's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Dustin Martin and Valentine, who racked up five sacks between them. Thanks to that big game, Martin is now up to 10 sacks on the season.

Osceola's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for St. Petersburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.

Coming up, Osceola will face off against Pinellas Park at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Petersburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.