Nature Coast Tech was the 29-17 winner over Land O' Lakes when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Nature Coast Tech Sharks took a 42-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Land O' Lakes Gators on Friday. The Sharks gained 123 more yards on the day, but it was the Gators that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, Nature Coast Tech still got an impressive performance from Jackson Hoyt, who threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Jacorrion Owens was Hoyt's top target, picking up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Tj Morrow continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Land O' Lakes, rushing for 209 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Morrow a new career-high in rushing yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Nature Coast Tech and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for Land O' Lakes, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5.
Nature Coast Tech will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Hernando at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st. As for Land O' Lakes, they will square off against Wiregrass Ranch at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Land O' Lakes will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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