Two dominant backs in Tamauri Collins and Tymir Gaines are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Tavares Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Mount Dora Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Tavares comes in on four and Mount Dora on three.
Tavares is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-12 victory over Umatilla. The result was nothing new for Tavares, who have now won five matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
Collins continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 167 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Meanwhile, Mount Dora got themselves on the board against Matanzas on Friday, but Matanzas never followed suit. They blew past the Pirates, posting a 36-0 win at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Hurricanes just coasted through the last quarter.
Tavares pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Mount Dora, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-1.
Tavares was dealt a bruising 40-7 defeat at the hands of Mount Dora in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mount Dora's Jake Sepe, who threw for 267 yards and four touchdowns. Now that Tavares knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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