There's no place like home for Lakewood Ranch, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Braden River Pirates 41-3 at home. For the Mustangs, this counts as revenge for the 41-23 defeat the Pirates walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Lakewood Ranch was led to victory by Trenton Huffman and Cullen Mcrae Ii. Huffman rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown, while Mcrae Ii rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns. Cooper Orzel did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 119 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lakewood Ranch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Lakewood Ranch now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Braden River, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Lakewood Ranch will head out to challenge Southeast at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 879 yards in their previous games. As for Braden River, they will take on Bayshore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Braden River is facing Bayshore at the right time seeing as Bayshore is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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