Lake Wales won the last time they faced Bartow, and things went their way on Friday too. The Lake Wales Highlanders had just enough and edged the Bartow Yellow Jackets out 28-25. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Highlanders have posted against the Yellow Jackets since November 3, 2017.
Brycen Levidiotis was his usual excellent self, throwing for 297 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. 94 of Levidiotis' passing yards were hauled in by Kaneilius Purdy, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Bartow lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Blake Johnson, who threw for 338 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 54 yards. Ka?Marion Thomas did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 157 receiving yards.
Lake Wales' win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Bartow, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Lake Wales does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bartow, they will challenge Riverview at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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