Lennard hasn't had much luck against Plant City recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lennard Longhorns will venture away from home to face off against the Plant City Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Lennard will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Monday, Lennard didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Lakewood Ranch, but they still walked away with a 27-22 win.
Lennard's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jacob Mobley, who threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Mobley a new career-high in rushing yards. Another pass catcher making a difference was London Green, who picked up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lennard wouldn't let Lakewood Ranch keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Jaiden Jones led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11. Another thorn in Lakewood Ranch's side was Sta'Shaun Gage, who picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Plant City, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. Everything went their way against Sumner on Monday as Plant City made off with a 35-15 victory. Considering the Raiders have won four games by more than 19 points this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Lennard pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Plant City, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Lennard was taken down by Plant City 48-7 when the teams last played back in November of 2021. Can Lennard avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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