Football Preview: Seminole Seminoles vs. Lake Mary Rams
Seminole is 8-2 against Lake Mary since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Seminole Seminoles will challenge the Lake Mary Rams at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Seminole comes in on four and Lake Mary on eight.
Seminole is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They secured a 24-20 W over University. The win almost wasn't to be: the Seminoles were down 14-0 in the second quarter.
It was another big night for Khamani Robinson, who rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Anthony Gay III did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 87 receiving yards.
Seminole's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Brandon Simms and Rasheem Turner Jr., who racked up four sacks between them. Another thorn in University's side was Terrence Thompson Jr, who picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Lake Mary's strategy against Spruce Creek on Friday. Lake Mary put the hurt on Spruce Creek with a sharp 52-32 victory. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.
Isaiah Thomas was his usual excellent self, rushing for 170 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown.
Lake Mary was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Spruce Creek only rushed for 68.
Lake Mary's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.6 points. As for Seminole, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Robinson and Thomas. Robinson just won't slow down this season and has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 77.2 rushing yards per game. Thomas has been a dominant force too and has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 16.3 receiving yards per game.
Seminole ended up a good deal behind Lake Mary when the teams last played back in October, losing 29-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lake Mary's Noah Grubbs, who threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Seminole knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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