The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders will square off against the Lakeland Dreadnaughts at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Thomas Aquinas comes in on four and Lakeland on 19.
St. Thomas Aquinas is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Manatee , sneaking past 16-13. The 16-point effort marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Andrew Indorf was his usual excellent self, throwing for 231 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 60 yards on only six carries.
Meanwhile, Lakeland faced Niceville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, Lakeland made off with a 34-33 win over Niceville.
Lakeland's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.8 points. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their win bumped their record up to 11-3.
St. Thomas Aquinas came up short against Lakeland when the teams last played back in December of 2018, falling 33-20. Thankfully for St. Thomas Aquinas, Demarkcus Bowman (who rushed for 211 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.6 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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