If Wesley Chapel was feeling good fresh off their 39-0 takedown of Hollins last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wesley Chapel Wildcats took a hard 33-15 fall against the Springstead Eagles on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Eagles are ranked 128th).
Despite the defeat, Wesley Chapel saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Landen Holley rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 215 yards on 19 of 28 attempts. Holley has become a key player for Wesley Chapel: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Connor Mccazzio continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Springstead, rushing for 165 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, while also picking up 41 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Mccazzio has posted since back in October of 2023. Tyree Davis also helped out with an impressive 94 receiving yards.
Wesley Chapel's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Springstead, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wesley Chapel will host Land O' Lakes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wesley Chapel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.3 points per game this season. As for Springstead, they will face off against Lecanto at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Springstead's defense has only allowed 11.2 points per game this season, so Lecanto's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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