It was a Battle of the Birds when South Lake took on Lake Minneola on Friday. The South Lake Eagles managed a 28-24 win over the Lake Minneola Hawks. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 62-14 victory the Hawks walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Marcel Walker was his usual excellent self, rushing for 217 yards on only 14 carries.
South Lake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 386 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
South Lake has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Lake Minneola, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
South Lake didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 52-21 win against Leesburg on the 1st. As for Lake Minneola, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 47-7 loss against Madison County on the 1st.
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