Football Preview: Lakewood Spartans vs. Bishop Verot Vikings
The Lakewood Spartans will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Bishop Verot Vikings at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lakewood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Glades Central by a score of 14-7. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly seven points.
The critical scores for Lakewood came from Ayden Wallace and Dmari Roberts.
Meanwhile, Bishop Verot came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 35-21 win over the Spongers. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Spongers are ranked 147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Deshon Jenkins Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 168 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards. Carter Smith also helped out as he racked up 118 rushing yards.
Bishop Verot was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Bishop Verot wouldn't let Tarpon Springs keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bishop Verot can thank Dwyer Camron and Eli Cochran for forcing both of them. Jj Bolz was another major factor on D, making 19 total tackles (1.5 for loss).
Lakewood has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.8 points per game. As for Bishop Verot, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Lakewood has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 200.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Bishop Verot struggles in that department as they've been averaging 248.3. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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