The Sunlake Seahawks will take on the Land O' Lakes Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,063 yards in their previous games.
Sunlake will head into Friday's contest after some sweet revenge against Cypress Creek: Sunlake couldn't quite topple Cypress Creek on Friday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 52-point defeat they took when the two last played. Sunlake breezed by Cypress Creek to the tune of 55-28. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Seahawks had established a 21 point advantage.
Ace Missbach had a dynamite game for Sunlake, rushing for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also picking up 33 receiving yards. Those 119 rushing yards gave Missbach a new career-high.
Sunlake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 493 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Sunlake's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Cypress Creek's QB won't forget Matthew Madley anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Land O' Lakes humbled Wesley Chapel with a 42-14 victory.
Land O' Lakes found their leader in sophomore Chance Houston, who threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Xavier Clemente also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Land O' Lakes wouldn't let Wesley Chapel keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Land O' Lakes can thank Jake Mason and Donovan Faria for forcing both of them.
Sunlake moved to 4-5 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak. As for Land O' Lakes, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-6.
Sunlake ended up a good deal behind Land O' Lakes when the teams last played back in October of 2023, losing 20-6. Thankfully for Sunlake, Cody Gwinn (who rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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