Zephyrhills has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Land O' Lakes Gators at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Zephyrhills ended up a good deal behind Wiregrass Ranch and lost 28-14.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Xzavier Jackson, who threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns.
Zephyrhills' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Dj Pickett. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making two total tackles (1.0 for loss) in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Meanwhile, Land O' Lakes came up short against Williston on Friday and fell 21-13.
Although Land O' Lakes took the loss, they still got scores from Tj Morrow and Xavier Clemente.
Land O' Lakes wouldn't let Williston keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Land O' Lakes can thank Christian Vollstedt and Donovan Faria for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Faria is now averaging an impressive 8.7 total tackles per game.
Zephyrhills now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Land O' Lakes, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
Zephyrhills beat Land O' Lakes 26-14 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Land O' Lakes' Cody Gwinn, who rushed for 160 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Zephyrhills to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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