Football Preview: Avon Park Red Devils vs. LaBelle Cowboys/Cowgirls
The Avon Park Red Devils are taking a road trip to take on 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 lost 27-7 to Frostproof. The loss continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost five in a row.
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 owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 23-0 margin over Glades Day. Considering the Cowboys/Cowgirls have won three contests by more than 22 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead LaBelle to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marquay Bradshaw, who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown.
Avon Park's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for LaBelle, the win 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 meeting 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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