After three games on the road, Lake Nona is heading back home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions faces off against the Tohopekaliga Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Nona will be strutting in after a win while Tohopekaliga will be coming in after a loss.
Lake Nona is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 36-7 victory over Timber Creek. Considering the Lions have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Tohopekaliga came up short against St. Cloud on Friday and fell 31-24.
Tohopekaliga's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Emanuel Theagene, who picked up 203 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Jaxson Hardnett, who rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Hardnett got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 93 yards. Sabby Meassick also helped out by tossing the rock for 262 yards.
Even though they lost, Tohopekaliga was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lake Nona has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Tohopekaliga, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Lake Nona against Tohopekaliga in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, as the team secured a 40-0 win. Will Lake Nona repeat their success, or does Tohopekaliga have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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