There's no place like home for Zephyrhills, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They snuck past the Land O' Lakes Gators with a 22-17 win on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bulldogs also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Zephyrhills got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Xzavier Jackson out in front who threw for 130 yards and two touchdowns. Aj Jackson was Xzavier's top target, picking up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Zephyrhills' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kingston Mccullough. Zephyrhills got some further help from Khyrii Everett: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, Land O' Lakes still got an impressive performance from Tj Morrow, who rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Morrow is now averaging an impressive 111.2 rushing yards per game.
The win got Zephyrhills back to even at 2-2. As for Land O' Lakes, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Zephyrhills will head out on the road to take on Gulf at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Zephyrhills' defense has only allowed 15.2 points per game this season, so Gulf's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Land O' Lakes, they will host Leesburg at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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