A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges the Lake Nona Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Tohopekaliga focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up six on Friday.
Last Friday, Tohopekaliga came up short against St. Cloud and fell 31-24.
Despite the defeat, Tohopekaliga had strong showings from Emanuel Theagene, who picked up 203 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Jaxson Hardnett, who rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Those 126 rushing yards gave Hardnett a new career-high. Sabby Meassick was another key player, having thrown for 262 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Tohopekaliga was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lake Nona). They blew past Timber Creek 36-7 on the road on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won four matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Tohopekaliga's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Lake Nona, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Tohopekaliga took a serious blow against Lake Nona in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, falling 40-0. Thankfully for Tohopekaliga, Danny Cevallos (who rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries) 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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