Football Preview: Osceola Kowboys vs. Lakewood Spartans
After three games on the road, Osceola is heading back home. They will host the Lakewood Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Osceola is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Osceola was able to grind out a solid win over Lake Wales, taking the game 28-17.
It was another big night for Taevion Swint, who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. He has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last seven times he's played. Backing up that air attack was Elijah Hickson, who rushed for 81 yards.
Osceola was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lakewood). They breezed by Gibbs to the tune of 47-0 last Friday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Gladiators are ranked 464th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ayden Wallace looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 188 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.5% of his passes.
Osceola pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Lakewood, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Osceola has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 258.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lakewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 210.5. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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