Lake Wales has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 12.4 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They fell just short of the Seminole Seminoles by a score of 41-38. The loss was the Highlanders' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Lake Wales still got an impressive performance from Brycen Levidiotis, who rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 223 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt. The dominant performance gave Levidiotis a new career-high in rushing yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Cedarius Christian, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Lake Wales was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Seminole's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Michael Clayton, who threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns. Xavier Tucker was Clayton's top target, picking up 122 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lake Wales fell to 4-1. As for Seminole, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Lake Wales will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lake Region at 7:30 p.m. Lake Wales will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Seminole, they will head out on the road to square off against Lake Brantley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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