The Lake Wales Highlanders will square off against the Sebring Blue Streaks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Sebring is hoping to do what Auburndale couldn't on Friday: put an end to Lake Wales' winning streak, which now stands at three games. Lake Wales was the clear victor by a 23-0 margin over Auburndale.
Kaneilius Purdy went supernova for Lake Wales, rushing for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also picking up 46 receiving yards. That's the most total yards Purdy has posted since back in September of 2023.
Lake Wales wouldn't let Auburndale keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Purdy led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced two fumbles and made three total tackles. Lake Wales got some further help from Dontavius Purdy: he picked up a sack, made 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, after only eight points in their last matchup, Sebring made sure to put some points up on the board against Clewiston on Friday. Sebring simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Clewiston 51-7 on the road. Given the Blue Streaks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Tigers are ranked 375th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Wales pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Sebring, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Lake Wales was able to grind out a solid victory over Sebring when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Wales since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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