Football Preview: Lehigh Lightning vs. Venice Indians
The Lehigh Lightning will face off against the Venice Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lehigh has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight defeats, while Venice will come in with five straight victories.
Two weeks ago, Lehigh was beaten by North Fort Myers 41-13. While losing is never fun, the Lightning can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Red Knights are ranked 160th).
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Venice sidestepped Cocoa for a 54-51 win.
Venice found their leader in underclassman Dorien Irving-Jones, who rushed for 226 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Irving-Jones a new career-high in rushing yards. Jayce Nixon was another key player, throwing for 279 yards and three touchdowns.
Lehigh's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Venice, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Lehigh was taken down by Venice 39-0 in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. Will Lehigh have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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