Lake Wales is 7-1 against Ridge Community since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lake Wales Highlanders will square off against the Ridge Community Bolts at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
While Highlanders fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Winter Haven 47-0 on the road. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Highlanders had established a 40 point advantage.
Lake Wales' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kylor Sanford, who rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Brycen Levidiotis was another key player, having thrown for 255 yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lake Wales was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 511 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Lake Wales didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Myrone Jean and A'Quayvion Herring. Lake Wales got some further help from Dontavius Purdy: he made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Ridge Community humbled Kathleen with a 40-7 victory.
Lavonski Tubbs had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 58 yards. Another player making a difference was Amire Hall, who threw for 78 yards and two touchdowns.
Everything came up roses for Lake Wales against Ridge Community when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 40-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Wales since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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