Football Preview: Avon Park Red Devils vs. LaBelle Cowboys/Cowgirls
The Avon Park Red Devils will venture away from home to square off against the LaBelle Cowboys/Cowgirls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Avon Park will head out to face LaBelle after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Avon Park came up short against Frostproof, falling 27-7. The Red Devils haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Avon Park's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kamarey Sholtz. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, LaBelle never let their opponents score last Thursday. They blew past Glades Day 23-0. The result was nothing new for the Cowboys/Cowgirls, who have now won three matches by 23 points or more so far this season.
LaBelle's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Marquay Bradshaw led the charge by rushing for 116 yards and a touchdown.
Avon Park's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for LaBelle, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Avon Park suffered a grim 32-10 defeat to LaBelle in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Avon Park, Isaac Santamaria (who rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 20 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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