The Lehigh Lightning will take on the Venice Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lehigh, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Venice's (thus far) undefeated season.
Last Friday, Lehigh took a blow against North Fort Myers, falling 41-13. While losing is never fun, the Lightning can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 324th, while the Red Knights are ranked 160th).
Meanwhile, Venice sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 54-51 win over Cocoa on Friday.
Venice found their leader in underclassman Dorien Irving-Jones, who rushed for 226 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Irving-Jones a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jayce Nixon, who threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Venice was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 268 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Lehigh's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Venice, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Lehigh was dealt a bruising 39-0 loss at the hands of Venice when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Will Lehigh have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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