On Tuesday, Sports Leadership & Management faced Lakeside Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sports Leadership & Management Spartans fell just short of the Lakeside Christian Lions by a score of 31-28. That makes it the first time this season the Spartans have let down their home crowd.
Lakeside Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Peyton Rochell led the charge by throwing for 256 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for 52 yards on only six carries. Those 52 rushing yards gave Rochell a new career-high. Jeremiah Gooch was Rochell's top target, picking up 141 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Sports Leadership & Management and nudges their season record down to 2-6. As for Lakeside Christian, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sports Leadership & Management will face off against Lake Mary Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Mary Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38 points per game this season. As for Lakeside Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Canterbury at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Canterbury also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 30.7 points per game.
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