Ocoee is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Jones is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Ocoee Knights will host the Jones Fightin' Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Ocoee and West Orange met for a duel on Thursday where Ocoee had to take the L. Ocoee fell 21-14 to West Orange.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jones). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Lake Region 77-0. Considering the Fightin' Tigers have won four matches by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Dereon Coleman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 267 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 92.3% of his passes. Vernell Brown Iii was another key player, picking up 134 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Jones didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Isaiah Simpson and Demetre Pryor.
Ocoee's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Jones, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.
Ocoee lost to Jones at home by a decisive 18-0 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2021. Thankfully for Ocoee, Kaylan Julian Calvez (who threw for 234 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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