Umatilla is 2-7 against Tavares since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Umatilla Bulldogs will be staying on the road to face off against the Tavares Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Umatilla is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 55-48 win over Interlachen on Monday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bulldogs needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Meanwhile, Tavares entered their tilt with Eustis on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 28-6 victory. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly 22 points.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Tyler Davis and he. Davis rushed for 116 yards while he rushed for 116 yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 107 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Tavares was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 226 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
The win got Umatilla back to even at 3-3. As for Tavares, their record is now 4-1.
Umatilla took a serious blow against Tavares in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 41-14. Can Umatilla avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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