West Orange and Ocoee met for a duel on Thursday where West Orange prevailed. The West Orange Warriors walked away with a 21-14 win over the Ocoee Knights. The Warriors have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Knights, too.
A big part of West Orange's victory came down to the chemistry between Brian Dillard and his top target Devonte Anderson. Dillard rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries while Anderson picked up 30 receiving yards. What's more, Anderson also racked up 15 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September of 2023.
West Orange didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Anderson and Chakai Scott. Dashon Lemons was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble and making nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Although Ocoee took the loss, they still got scores from Jamarian Robinson and Josh Guerrier.
West Orange pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Ocoee, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
West Orange will head out on the road to take on Dr. Phillips at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (West Orange: 14.6, Dr. Phillips: 11.5) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Ocoee, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Jones at 7:00 p.m. Jones will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Ocoee surely won't give up without a fight.
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