The Lake Howell Silverhawks will take on the Mainland Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (Lake Howell 5.8, Mainland 14.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
Mainland's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Lake Howell hadn't allowed a single point the last four times they've hit the field. The Silverhawks' defense stepped up to hand Crooms Academy a 24-0 shutout on Tuesday. The final result isn't all the surprising considering the Silverhawks' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Panthers are ranked 391st).
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Mainland had no trouble coming through when it counted. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 20-18 victory over Lyman on Monday.
Lake Howell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.6 points on average over those games. As for Mainland, their victory bumped their record up to 5-10.
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