Avon Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 50-20 loss at the hands of the Lake Placid Dragons. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Red Devils of the 23-6 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Avon Park lost, don't look at Alex Roman. Despite the final result, he rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. Those 73 rushing yards gave Roman a new career-high.
Dj Bullard was nothing short of spectacular for Lake Placid: he rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Avon Park's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Lake Placid, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Avon Park will head out to face off against Tohopekaliga at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lake Placid, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Gateway at 7:30 p.m. Lake Placid is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.4 points per game this season.
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