Football Preview: Avon Park Red Devils vs. Tohopekaliga Tigers
Avon Park has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the Tohopekaliga Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Avon Park is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Lake Placid on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Avon Park was dealt a 50-20 defeat at the hands of Lake Placid. The loss continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Dragons: they've now lost three in a row.
Avon Park might have lost, but man, Alex Roman was a machine: he rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. Those 73 rushing yards gave Roman a new career-high.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Tohopekaliga faced off against Lake Nona on Friday. Tohopekaliga took a hard 17-0 fall against Lake Nona. The game marked the first time this year in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
Avon Park's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Tohopekaliga, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
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