Winter Park won the last time they faced Lake Nona, and things went their way on Friday too. The Winter Park Wildcats blew past the Lake Nona Lions 45-16 at home. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Lions are ranked 238th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eshawn Sutton had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 189 yards and five touchdowns on only 12 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run. Winter Park also got a significant boost from Christyn Lingard, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Winter Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 365 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
When it comes to explaining why Lake Nona lost, don't look at Michael Dove. Despite the final result, he rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 100 yards and a touchdown.
The win made it two in a row for Winter Park and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Lake Nona, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Winter Park will challenge Creekside at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Winter Park is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Lake Nona, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Olympia at 7:00 p.m.
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