Football Preview: Wekiva Mustangs vs. Oviedo Lions
The Wekiva Mustangs are on the road again on Friday to play the Oviedo Lions at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Wekiva took a blow against Lee County, falling 62-17. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 170th in Florida, while the Trojans are ranked seventh in Georgia).
Meanwhile, Oviedo had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 56.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three two weeks ago. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 49-14 victory over the Greyhounds. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won three contests by 35 points or more so far this season.
Chance Nixon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 118 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 40 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jerome Curry also deserves a shout-out for his two touchdowns.
Wekiva now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Oviedo, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
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