Football Preview: South Lake Eagles vs. Horizon Hawks
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles takes on the Horizon Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. They took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on South Lake, who comes in off a win.
South Lake is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Forest by a score of 38-27 on Friday.
It was another big night for Marcel Walker, who picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also made six total tackles and defended four passes. Another player making a difference was Tre Kelly, who threw for 166 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Horizon was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 21-15 hit to the loss column at the hands of Winter Springs. While the Hawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bears 14-0 in the first quarter.
South Lake's win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-3. As for Horizon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
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