Football Preview: Lakeland Christian Vikings vs. Carrollwood Day Patriots
The Lakeland Christian Vikings will face off against the Carrollwood Day Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Carrollwood Day is hoping to do what George Jenkins couldn't on Friday: put an end to Lakeland Christian's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Lakeland Christian claimed a resounding 41-3 win over George Jenkins at home. With the Vikings ahead 28-3 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lakeland Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brody Brenneman, who threw for 118 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Killian O'Neal also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Lakeland Christian's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB 5.5 times. Joseph Bustos was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up five sackshimself.
Meanwhile, Carrollwood Day took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-3 victory over Wildwood. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Wildcats are ranked 367th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jordan Magwood continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 258 yards and two touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 42 yards and a touchdown. Christian Clarke was Magwood's top target, picking up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Carrollwood Day was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Lakeland Christian's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Carrollwood Day, their record now sits at 2-3.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Lakeland Christian has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 234.2 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Carrollwood Day has preferred to attack from the air: they average 281.6 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Lakeland Christian against Carrollwood Day in their previous matchup back in October of 2020 as the squad secured a 44-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Carrollwood Day's Michael Trigg, who picked up 172 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Lakeland Christian to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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