It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lake Nona can now relate to. They took a 21-7 bruising from the Vero Beach Indians on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 44 points in the game before, the Lions couldn't push the score so high this time.
Even if they lost, Lake Nona's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. In that department, Dalten Phelan was the leader with two. He has been hot , having also posted seven or more total tackles the last six times he's played.
Vero Beach found their leader in freshman Champ Monds, who threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes, and also rushed for 43 yards. Xavier Stinson was Monds' top target, picking up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The loss snapped Lake Nona's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-4 record. As for Vero Beach, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Lake Nona does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Vero Beach, they will face off against Palm Beach Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Palm Beach Central will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Vero Beach surely won't give up without a fight.
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