The Glades Central Raiders will face off against the Lakewood Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Glades Central will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Glades Central is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Bishop Verot just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 32-6 to the Vikings. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Raiders, who until this contest were averaging 15 points allowed.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Ar?Maud Stinfort and Deshon Jenkins Jr. Jenkins Jr had a great game and gained 294 total yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Stinfort was balling out in the loss, rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown.
Glades Central wouldn't let Bishop Verot keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Glades Central can thank Daryl Goring and Javon Harris for forcing both of them. Goring also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
Meanwhile, Lakewood earned a 21-14 win over Tarpon Springs on Thursday.
Lakewood can attribute much of their success to Ayden Wallace, who threw for 223 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 44 yards.
Lakewood is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.3 points per game. As for Glades Central, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 9-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Glades Central has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 153.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lakewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 200.6. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Glades Central lost to Lakewood at home by a decisive 27-12 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2021. Will Glades Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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