There's no place like home for Umatilla, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They strolled past the Lake Weir Hurricanes with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 48-34. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 26.6 points per game.
Josh Wilson had an outrageously good game as he threw for 296 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 41 yards. Those 41 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Bryce Norflee also helped out with an impressive 134 receiving yards.
Umatilla wouldn't let Lake Weir keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Keegan St. Amant, Dallas Cottle, and Kellen Hatcher picked up one apiece. Cottle also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Umatilla is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Despite the loss, Lake Weir still got an impressive performance from Reche Shields, who threw for 273 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also rushed for 39 yards. Brandon Smith did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 120 receiving yards.
The victory got Umatilla back to even at 4-4. As for Lake Weir, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Umatilla has already played their next game, a 47-8 win against Taylor on the 18th. As for Lake Weir, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 36-8 loss against Gainesville on the 21st.
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