The Melbourne Bulldogs and the Lyman Greyhounds will meet in a canine-themed contest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Melbourne strolled past Bayside with points to spare, taking the game 27-13.
Michael Rogers was a one-man wrecking crew for Melbourne as he rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns. Melbourne also got a significant boost from Kymarion Johnson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 88 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lyman). They came out on top against Lake Howell by a score of 28-16 on Friday. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Greyhounds were down 13-0 in the fourth quarter.
Lyman's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. The heavy lifting was done by Quintae Benard and Jeremiah Stevens, who racked up four sacks between them. Stevens also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Another thorn in Lake Howell's side was Eddie Bouey, who picked up a sack, made six total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Melbourne now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Lyman, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 2-4 record.
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