Oviedo had won six straight road games dating back to last season and Brock Joyce did his part to make it seven on Friday. The Oviedo Lions came out on top against the Evans Trojans by a score of 30-20 thanks in part to Joyce, who rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Joyce was just one part of a punishing run game: Oviedo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Evans' loss came despite strong showings from Li'Darious Pryor and Cameron Oliver. Pryor rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while Oliver rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns. Evans is 3-1 when Oliver posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Oviedo's record is now 7-2. As for Evans, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Oviedo and Evans should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Oviedo (ranked 88th) will meet Eustis (ranked 416th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oviedo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.2 points per game this season. Meanwhile, Evans (ranked 125th) will meet Oak Ridge (ranked 433rd) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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