Evans hasn't had much luck against Wekiva recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Evans Trojans will venture away from home to challenge the Wekiva Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Evans' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups.
Evans will bounce into Thursday's match after beating West Orange, who they hadn't topped in six consecutive meetings. Evans put the hurt on West Orange with a sharp 39-13 win on Tuesday. With the Trojans ahead 27-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Cameron Oliver continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 173 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also picking up 42 receiving yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Evans' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Li'Darious Pryor was in the mix too, providing Evans with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Evans was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 471 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in 17 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Evans wouldn't let West Orange keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Evans can thank Daniel Saviory and Zi'Rieck Roberts for forcing both of them. Roberts is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made 11 or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Wekiva lost 52-27 to Oviedo last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Lions are ranked 79th).
Evans' record now sits at 4-2. As for Wekiva, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Evans came up short against Wekiva in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, falling 25-19. Can Evans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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