After each having a week off, the Lake Minneola Hawks and the Tavares Bulldogs will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Minneola will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Tavares' offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Lake Minneola hadn't allowed a single point the last five times they've hit the field. Lake Minneola never let East Ridge get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory last Tuesday. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Knights are ranked 150th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Lake Minneola came from Kumari Wright and Bailey Fowler.
Adeejah Clarke
| 03/04/25 @ East Ridge | 2 |
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Lake Minneola didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Isabella Mathews led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself. Adeejah Clarke is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as she's now defended at least one in each of the last four games she's played.
Meanwhile, Tavares fell victim to Belleview and their airtight defense last Wednesday. They were outmatched by the Rattlers and fell 46-0. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lake Minneola's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Tavares, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Lake Minneola against Tavares when the teams last played back in February, as the team secured a 32-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Minneola since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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