The Osceola Kowboys will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Lake Wales Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. Osceola is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Osceola beat Apopka 14-6.
Taevion Swint continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 106.8 rushing yards per game.
Osceola was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lake Wales has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 13.29 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They took a 31-19 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jones. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Fightin' Tigers are ranked 16th).
Despite the defeat, Lake Wales got top-tier performance from Brycen Levidiotis, who threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown. 104 of those passing yards were hauled in by Kaneilius Purdy, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Osceola has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Lake Wales, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Osceola has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 254.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lake Wales struggles in that department as they've been averaging 176.3. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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