Football Game Preview: Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy Eagles vs. Winthrop College Prep Academy Spartans

The Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy Eagles will challenge the Winthrop College Prep Academy Spartans at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight losses, while Winthrop College Prep Academy will come in with five straight wins.

Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Booker on Wednesday. They fell 6-0 to the Tornadoes. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly six points.

Meanwhile, Winthrop College Prep Academy put their dominant defense on display in the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Monday. They claimed a resounding 34-0 victory over Riverview Academy of Math and Science. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 22 points or more this season.

Winthrop College Prep Academy found their leader in freshman Maya Degreenia, who threw for 100 yards and three TDs, and also rushed for 58 yards and one score. Degreenia didn't just play on offense: she also made two total tackles and defended three passes. Another player making a difference was Gabriella Rodriguez, who picked up 40 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Winthrop College Prep Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Chrisalene Clarke and Niyayla Washington.

Winthrop College Prep Academy pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 0.0 points on average over those games. As for Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.

Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy lost to Winthrop College Prep Academy at home by a decisive 24-6 margin in their previous meeting back in February. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.