Lake Minneola hasn't had much luck against East Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Lake Minneola Hawks will take on the East Ridge Knights at 6:00 p.m. Lake Minneola will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Lake Minneola is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past South Lake 49-0 on Thursday. The Hawks' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last four matchups.
Kumari Wright continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 85 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 165 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of her passes. 86 of those passing yards were hauled in by Austyn Krepcho, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Serenity Stevenson
| 02/27/25 vs South Lake | 3 |
| 02/25/25 vs Eustis | 2 |
Lake Minneola's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. The heavy lifting was done by Serenity Stevenson and Aaliyah Coleman, who racked up all five sacks between them. With that strong performance, Stevenson is now averaging an impressive 1.2 sacks per game.
Meanwhile, it may have taken triple overtime to finish the job, but East Ridge ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They snuck past Eustis with a 12-6 victory. The score was all tied up 6-6 at the break, but the Knights were the better team in the second half.
Lake Minneola pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.8 points. As for East Ridge, their record now sits at 3-1.
Lake Minneola might still be hurting after the 26-6 loss they got from East Ridge in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Lake Minneola avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
