The Lakeland Christian Vikings will take on the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lakeland Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 48-20 victory over Orlando Christian Prep. The win was nothing new for the Vikings as they're now sitting on six straight.
Meanwhile, while Clearwater Central Catholic put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Carrollwood Day. Clearwater Central Catholic breezed by Carrollwood Day to the tune of 45-0. Given the Marauders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Patriots are ranked 101st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clearwater Central Catholic had a senior duo take command as Sean Cuono rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries and Jershaun Newton rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards Cuono has posted since back in August.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Clearwater Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Clearwater Central Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jsai Smith and Tavauren Wilson ?.
Lakeland Christian's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.9 points. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-2.
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