The Nature Coast Tech Sharks will venture away from home to square off against the Lecanto Panthers at 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Nature Coast Tech sitting on four straight victories and Lecanto on six.
On Tuesday, Nature Coast Tech strolled past Anclote with points to spare, taking the game 25-6. Given Nature Coast Tech's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while Anclote is ranked 344th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lecanto's offense rose to the challenge against a Hornets defense that boasted an average of only 9.64 points allowed on Thursday. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 32-7 margin over Weeki Wachee.
A big part of Lecanto's win came down to the chemistry between Peyton Dison and her top target Brooke Dison. Peyton threw for 144 yards and three touchdowns while Brooke picked up 54 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Peyton's passing game has become a key predictor of Lecanto's success: the team is undefeated when her passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 3-7 otherwise. Kyleigh Spradley got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Lecanto didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Trinity Converse and Spradley. Converse has been hot recently, having posted at least one interception the last three times she's played. Spradley got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Lecanto's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-7. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.7 points over those games. As for Nature Coast Tech, their record is now 10-3.
Nature Coast Tech was taken down by Lecanto 27-0 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dison, who threw for 165 yards and three TDs, and also rushed for 31 yards. Now that the Sharks know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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