Florence has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Lamar Thunder at 7:00 p.m. That game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Noah Howard and Jacob Dunning.
Florence is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against La Junta on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Florence lost 36-14 to La Junta.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lamar). They took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 54-14 win over Banning Lewis Academy. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Lamar found their leader in sophomore Dunning, who threw for 250 yards and six touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Dunning a new career-high in rushing yards (ten). Cael Buxton was Dunning's top target, picking up 89 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Florence's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Lamar, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Everything came up roses for Florence against Lamar in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 53-12 victory. In that matchup, Florence amassed a halftime lead of 33-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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