The Oviedo Lions will take on the Lake Howell Silverhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Oviedo will come into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Oviedo is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Matanzas a 25-0 shutout. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 20 points or more this season.
KIARA HERNANDEZ
| 04/15/25 vs Matanzas | 4 |
| 04/08/25 @ Lake Brantley | 3 |
| 04/07/25 @ Boone | 3 |
| 04/01/25 @ Seminole | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Lake Howell | 3 |
| + 14 more games |
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Oviedo's defense and their five sacks. Matanzas' QB won't forget KIARA HERNANDEZ anytime soon given she sacked her four times. HERNANDEZ has been hot for a while, having posted two or more sacks the last 19 times she's played.
Meanwhile, Lake Howell's rock-solid defense showed up for the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 18-0 victory over Mainland. Given the Silverhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 239th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Howell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Marley Hamilton, Jules Anderson, and Gabriella Torres picked up one apiece. Anderson got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Lake Howell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.9 points on average over those games. As for Oviedo, their victory bumped their record up to 10-0.
Everything went Oviedo's way against Lake Howell in their previous matchup back in March, as Oviedo made off with a 27-7 win. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Silverhawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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