St. Cloud has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Lake Nona Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
St. Cloud will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Merritt Island on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 50-point loss they were dealt last Friday. St. Cloud fell just short of Merritt Island by a score of 26-23. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Mustangs are ranked 143rd).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Logan King, who threw for 466 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt. Alexander Springs was King's top target, picking up 177 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lake Nona). They put the hurt on Olympia with a sharp 34-13 win on Friday.
Michael Dove looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 32 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 199 yards while completing 80% of his passes.
Lake Nona wouldn't let Olympia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lake Nona can thank Malik Allen and Cristian Cuffy for forcing both of them. Cuffy is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
St. Cloud dropped their record down to 2-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Lake Nona, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Things could have been worse for St. Cloud, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 30-13 loss to Lake Nona in their previous matchup back in October of 2020. Can St. Cloud avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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