The Lakeland Dreadnaughts will head out to square off against the Auburndale Bloodhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Dreadnaughts fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Thursday's season opener. They managed a 13-8 victory over Avon Park on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Auburndale won against Frostproof on Tuesday with 19 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. Auburndale didn't even let Lake Gibson on the board, marking Auburndale's second-straight 19-0 shutout. The Bloodhounds' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last four matchups.
The critical scores for Auburndale came from Trinity Hall, Jakara Holland, and Demi Serman.
Auburndale didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hall and Jha'Nae Jones.
Lakeland came up short against Auburndale when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 19-13. Can Lakeland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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