The Ocoee Knights and the West Orange Warriors are set to duel on Thursday.
Ocoee is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Winter Park just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 31-15 to the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely West Orange's strategy against Olympia on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that West Orange blew Olympia out of the water with a 35-0 final score. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Titans are ranked 298th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jayden Ammons had a dynamite game for West Orange, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Ammons a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Edison Delgado, who picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Ocoee's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for West Orange, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Ocoee came up short against West Orange when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 26-14. Can Ocoee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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