The Land O' Lakes Gators will face off against the Sunlake Seahawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Land O' Lakes will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Last Monday, Land O' Lakes came up short against Mitchell and fell 44-37. Despite 109 more yards than the Mustangs, the Gators couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Tj Morrow and Corey Simms. Simms had a great game and rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Morrow was balling out in the loss, rushing for 158 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.
Even though they lost, Land O' Lakes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Sunlake also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Gulf by a score of 26-15. The Seahawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Land O' Lakes' loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Sunlake, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Land O' Lakes strolled past Sunlake when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 20-6. Does Land O' Lakes have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sunlake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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