The Bishop Verot Vikings and the Lakewood Spartans are set to duel on Friday. Bishop Verot will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Bishop Verot is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 35-21 victory over Tarpon Springs. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Spongers are ranked 147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Deshon Jenkins Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 168 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Smith, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Bishop Verot wouldn't let Tarpon Springs keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bishop Verot can thank Dwyer Camron and Eli Cochran for forcing both of them. Jj Bolz was another major factor on D, making 19 total tackles (1.5 for loss).
Bishop Verot was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Lakewood earned a 14-7 win over Glades Central on Friday. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly seven points.
The critical scores for Lakewood came from Ayden Wallace and Dmari Roberts.
Lakewood is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.8 points per game. As for Bishop Verot, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Bishop Verot has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 248.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lakewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 200.6. 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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