The Sebring Blue Streaks will head out on the road to face off against the Okeechobee Brahmans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sebring had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They strolled past Bartow with points to spare, taking the game 17-3.
Dyveon Collymore was the offensive standout of the match as he rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Okeechobee can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They blew past Lake Placid 40-13 at home. The win made it back-to-back wins for Okeechobee.
Okeechobee's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Carriss Chilsom-johns, who rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns, and Ni'marion Bryant, who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns.
Sebring has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Okeechobee, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Sebring has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 175.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Okeechobee struggles in that department as they've been even better at 211.8 per game. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Sebring against Okeechobee in their previous matchup back in October of 2022 as the team secured a 42-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sebring since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
