The Oviedo Lions will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Pace Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Oviedo is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Eustis a 59-0 shutout two weeks ago. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Lions with their most commanding win of the season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Johnnie Cobbs and Dylan Edwards. Cobbs rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries while Edwards rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Another player making a difference was Sebastian Galeano, who threw for 129 yards and two touchdowns.
Oviedo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Oviedo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. It was a group effort, with five picking up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Pace had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.9 points) and they went ahead and made it eight two weeks ago. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Panthers 49-0. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Panthers are ranked 356th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ben Tyner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 46 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 109 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played. Joey Golino was another key player, rushing for 19 yards and a touchdown.
Oviedo pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.1 points per game. As for Pace, their record is now 9-1.
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