Football Preview: East Lake Eagles vs. Largo Packers
East Lake has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to take on the Largo Packers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
East Lake is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Clearwater on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Lake came up short against Clearwater, falling 35-14. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 83rd).
East Lake's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Brian Ford, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and Will Mirabella, who gained 166 total yards. The dominant performance gave Ford a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Largo was not able to break out of their rough patch on October 4th as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 20-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Petersburg. The match marked the Packers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
East Lake's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Largo, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
East Lake came up short against Largo when the teams last played back in August of 2018, falling 21-13. Thankfully for East Lake, Khaishef Edwards (who picked up 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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