Two dominant backs in Eric Nelson and Taevion Swint are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Viera Hawks's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Osceola Kowboys at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Viera is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Merritt Island two weeks ago. Viera fell just short of Merritt Island by a score of 17-14. The loss continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost three in a row.
Viera might have lost, but man, Ryan Boobar was a machine: he rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns. Backing up that air attack was Nelson, who rushed for 131 yards.
Even though they lost, Viera was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Merritt Island only rushed for 92.
Meanwhile, Osceola entered their tilt with Lakewood two weeks ago with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They snuck past the Spartans with a 28-22 victory. 28 seems to be a good number for the Kowboys as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Swint continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also catching a touchdown. He has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last eight times he's played. Jeffrey Sinophat also helped out as he racked up 147 rushing yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Osceola's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Amier Clarke with two. Robert Lee was another major factor on D, making six total tackles (5.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Osceola's record is now 8-2. As for Viera, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Viera was taken down by Osceola 49-9 when the teams last played back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Swint, who rushed for 139 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Now that Viera knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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