Lakewood came into Friday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Boca Ciega Pirates 35-34. The Spartans' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Lakewood can attribute much of their success to Ayden Wallace, who threw for 318 yards and a touchdown while picking up 15.1 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 44 yards. 133 of those passing yards were hauled in by Dmari Roberts.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lakewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Boca Ciega only rushed for 138.
Loss or not, Boca Ciega got some senior leadership from Walter Flounory and Dylan Nahra. Flounory picked up 224 receiving yards and four touchdowns, while Nahra threw for 328 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.6 yards per attempt. Those 224 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Flounory.
Lakewood's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Boca Ciega, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Lakewood has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Gibbs at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th. Lakewood is facing Gibbs at the right time seeing as Gibbs is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Boca Ciega, they will be staying on the road on October 18th to face off against Palm Harbor University at 7:30 p.m. Palm Harbor University will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Boca Ciega surely won't give up without a fight.
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