The Lakeland Dreadnaughts will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Avon Park Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakeland has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Avon Park will come in with five straight wins.
Back in March, Lakeland didn't have quite enough to beat Davenport and fell 8-6.
Meanwhile, while Avon Park put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Frostproof. The Red Devils blew past the Bulldogs 20-0. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 20 points or more this season.
Lakeland better keep an eye on Kamila Watt. She was instrumental in Avon Park's win, rushing for 88 yards and one TD on only five carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 60 yards. J'Nariah Anderson was another key player, picking up 40 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Avon Park pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 2.4 points on average over those games. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Lakeland didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Avon Park when the teams last played back in February, but they still walked away with a 13-8 victory. Will the Dreadnaughts repeat their success, or do the Red Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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