Football Preview: South Lake Eagles vs. Mount Dora Hurricanes
After three games on the road, South Lake is heading back home. They will host the Mount Dora Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Lake will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
South Lake is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Davenport on Friday as South Lake made off with a 28-7 victory.
South Lake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, Mount Dora was not quite Bishop Moore's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell 27-14 to the Hornets. The loss was the Hurricanes' first of the season.
Although Mount Dora took the loss, they still got scores from Jonathan Wilson and Zyshonne Perry.
The win got South Lake back to even at 2-2. As for Mount Dora, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. South Lake has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 159.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Mount Dora struggles in that department as they've been averaging 192.3. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
South Lake came up short against Mount Dora in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 19-7. Can South Lake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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