Spoto and Lakeland squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Spoto had to settle for second. They were beaten by the Lakeland Dreadnaughts 51-6. The Spartans were red-hot offensively headed into the match (they scored no less than 31 points in the four contests prior) but the Dreadnaughts' defense proved too tough.
Nathan Richardson threw for 138 yards and a touchdown.
Jesse Harden was his top target, picking up 106 receiving yards. On the ground,
Jaedyn Cartwright rushed for 32 yards.
Lakeland got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jordan Henderson out in front who rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown. Jadarius Dobie handled things on the ground, rushing for 82 yards.
Spoto's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Lakeland, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Spoto does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lakeland, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Gaither at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lakeland is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Gaither a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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