Football Preview: Plant City Raiders vs. Lennard Longhorns
Plant City is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Lennard is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Plant City Raiders will welcome the Lennard Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Plant City's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.
Last Monday, everything went Plant City's way against Sumner as Plant City made off with a 35-15 victory. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won four matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Lennard beat Lakewood Ranch 27-22 on Monday.
Lennard's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jacob Mobley, who threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Mobley a new career-high in rushing yards. London Green was another key receiver, picking up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lennard wouldn't let Lakewood Ranch keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Jaiden Jones led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11. Lennard got some further help from Sta'Shaun Gage: he picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles.
Plant City is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Lennard, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Everything came up roses for Plant City against Lennard in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, as the team secured a 48-7 win. Will Plant City repeat their success, or does Lennard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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