Football Preview: Vanguard Knights vs. Lake Wales Highlanders
The Vanguard Knights will take on the Lake Wales Highlanders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Vanguard will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Vanguard is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 35-10 margin over Leesburg. Considering the Knights have won seven matchups by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Lake Wales on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew New Smyrna Beach out of the water with a 52-19 final score. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Barracudas are ranked 213th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brycen Levidiotis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 321 yards and five touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. Jermauri Richardson did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 50 receiving yards.
Lake Wales didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cedarius Christian and Cam'Ron Davis. Davis also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Samauri Wilson was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Vanguard's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.5 points per game. As for Lake Wales, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Everything came up roses for Vanguard against Lake Wales in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 52-15 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vanguard since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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