Football Preview: Osceola Kowboys vs. Viera Hawks
Two dominant backs in Taevion Swint and Eric Nelson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After each having a week off, the Osceola Kowboys and the Viera Hawks will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Osceola is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.9 points per game this season.
Viera is hoping to do what Lakewood couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to Osceola's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Osceola managed a 28-22 win over Lakewood. 28 seems to be a good number for the Kowboys as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
It was another big night for Swint, who rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also caught a touchdown. He has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last eight times he's played. Jeffrey Sinophat also helped out as he racked up 147 rushing yards.
Osceola was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 370 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Osceola's defense made their presence known, laying out Ayden Wallace. four times. Amier Clarke was especially locked on to Lakewood's QB and sacked him twice. Osceola got some further help from Robert Lee: he made six total tackles (5.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, Viera was not quite Merritt Island's equal in the second half two weeks ago. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 17-14. The loss continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost three in a row.
Viera might have lost, but man, Ryan Boobar was a machine: he rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns. Viera also got a significant boost from Nelson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 131 yards.
Osceola's record is now 8-2. As for Viera, their record is now 4-6.
Everything came up roses for Osceola against Viera when the teams last played back in October, as the squad secured a 49-9 win. Does Osceola have another victory up their sleeve, or will Viera turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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