The Lakeland Christian Vikings will head out to face off against the Carrollwood Day Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Carrollwood Day is hoping to do what George Jenkins couldn't on Friday: put an end to Lakeland Christian's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Lakeland Christian claimed a resounding 41-3 win over George Jenkins at home. With the Vikings ahead 28-3 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lakeland Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brody Brenneman, who threw for 118 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Lakeland Christian also got a significant boost from Josh Bellamy Jr, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 86 yards.
Lakeland Christian's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Aidan Wright. Lakeland Christian got some further help from Joseph Bustos: he picked up five sacks and made five total tackles.
Meanwhile, Carrollwood Day took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-3 victory over Wildwood. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Wildcats are ranked 367th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jordan Magwood continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 258 yards and two touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 42 yards and a touchdown. Christian Clarke was Magwood's top target, picking up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Carrollwood Day was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Lakeland Christian pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Carrollwood Day, their record is now 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Lakeland Christian against Carrollwood Day in their previous matchup back in October of 2020 as the squad secured a 44-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Carrollwood Day's Michael Trigg, who picked up 172 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Lakeland Christian to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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