The Lyman Greyhounds and the Melbourne Bulldogs will meet in a canine-themed contest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Lyman finally turned things around against Lake Howell on Friday. They came out on top against the Silverhawks by a score of 28-16. The win almost wasn't to be: the Greyhounds were down 13-0 in the fourth quarter.
Lyman's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. The heavy lifting was done by Quintae Benard and Jeremiah Stevens, who racked up four sacks between them. Stevens also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Lyman is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 0-3 otherwise. Another thorn in Lake Howell's side was Eddie Bouey, who picked up a sack, made six total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Melbourne didn't have too much trouble with Bayside on the road on Friday as they won 27-13.
Michael Rogers was a one-man wrecking crew for Melbourne as he rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Kymarion Johnson, who gained 101 total yards and a touchdown.
Lyman's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Melbourne, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
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