Football Preview: Lakewood Spartans vs. Glades Central Raiders
The Lakewood Spartans will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Glades Central Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Lakewood will be strutting in after a win while Glades Central will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Lakewood beat Tarpon Springs 21-14.
Lakewood can attribute much of their success to Ayden Wallace, who threw for 223 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 44 yards.
Meanwhile, Glades Central's undefeated season came to an end after nine games on Thursday. They came up short against Bishop Verot, falling 32-6. The contest marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Glades Central might have lost, but man, Ar?Maud Stinfort was a machine: he rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown. Stinfort was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 68 yards.
Glades Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Javon Harris and Daryl Goring. Goring also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
Lakewood has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.3 points per game. As for Glades Central, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 9-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Lakewood has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 200.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Glades Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 153.4. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Lakewood strolled past Glades Central when the teams last played back in November of 2021 by a score of 27-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakewood 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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