The Ocoee Knights will take on the Lake Nona Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Ocoee took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Olympia 53-10 at home. The high-scoring effort was just what the Knights needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Ocoee found their leader in underclassman Diego De Pina, who picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ocoee's defense and their three sacks. De Pina was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, on FridayHorizon kept up with Lake Nona until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Lake Nona was the clear victor by a 28-3 margin over Horizon.
The critical scores for Lake Nona came from Jordan Stokes, Kendrell Kimmons, and Stephen Lindsay.
Lake Nona wouldn't let Horizon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lake Nona can thank Cristian Cuffy and Gavin Kennedy for forcing both of them. Kennedy also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making six total tackles. Lake Nona got some further help from Dalten Phelan: he picked up a sack and made 19 total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Lake Nona was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
Ocoee came out on top in a nail-biter against Lake Nona in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, sneaking past 30-27. Will Ocoee repeat their success, or does Lake Nona have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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