Evans was the 22-6 winner over Oviedo when they last played one another back in September of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The Evans Trojans took a 30-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Oviedo Lions on Friday. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Li'Darious Pryor and Cameron Oliver certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Pryor rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while Oliver rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns. Pryor's longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards.
It was another big night for Brock Joyce, who rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns for Oviedo. The dominant performance gave Joyce a new career-high in rushing yards. Oviedo also got a significant boost from Chance Nixon, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 91 yards.
Evans' defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Oviedo, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Evans will venture away from home to square off against Oak Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Evans is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.8 points per game this season. As for Oviedo, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges Eustis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oviedo is facing Eustis at the right time seeing as Eustis is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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