The Mount Dora Hurricanes will face off against the Lake Minneola Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mount Dora comes in on four and Lake Minneola on six.
Last Tuesday, Mount Dora beat Eustis 13-6.
Meanwhile, Lake Minneola's rock-solid defense showed up for the team's sixth consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They never let Tavares get on the board and left with a 39-0 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Hawks considering their 12-point performance the matchup before.
Mount Dora better keep an eye on Kumari Wright. She was instrumental in Lake Minneola's win, rushing for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Wright's longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain her lofty yards per carry total.
Lake Minneola didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kendall Brown and He Xu. Xu is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as she's now defended at least one in each of the last four games she's played. Brown got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Mount Dora's record is now 5-1. As for Lake Minneola, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Mount Dora was dealt a bruising 33-0 defeat at the hands of Lake Minneola when the teams last played back in February. Can Mount Dora avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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