The Lake Gibson Braves's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lakeland Dreadnaughts at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Lake Gibson: 16.8, Lakeland: 13.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Lake Gibson was able to grind out a solid victory over Lake Minneola, taking the game 14-7.
The critical scores for Lake Gibson came from Xavier Norfleet and Derrick Mcbride.
Lake Gibson's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Martavius Mccall, Cason Dash, and Dash picked up one apiece. Mccall also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 16.
Meanwhile, Lakeland put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Booker T. Washington 48-13 at home. Given the Dreadnaughts' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked third, while the Tornadoes are ranked 37th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win got Lake Gibson back to even at 2-2. As for Lakeland, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Lake Gibson suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to Lakeland when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Lake Gibson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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