After a string of six wins, Oviedo's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 30-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the University Titans. The contest marked the Lions' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
When it comes to explaining why Oviedo lost, don't look at Chance Nixon. Despite the final result, he rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also picked up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Nixon a new career-high in rushing yards.
Malachi Walters was his usual excellent self, throwing for 273 yards and two touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground for University. 90 of Walters' passing yards were hauled in by Jermane Hayes.
Oviedo's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2. As for University, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Oviedo wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 30-20 victory against Evans on the 25th. As for University, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 55-35 win against DeLand on the 25th.
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