Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lake Nona). They took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 44-0 victory over the Innovation Bulls. Considering the Lions have won five matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Lake Nona was led to victory by Malik Allen and Michael Dove. Allen rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns, while Dove threw for 207 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Allen a new career-high in rushing yards.
Lake Nona didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cristian Cuffy and Anthony Moreno. Another thorn in Innovation's side was Deanthony Lafayette, who picked up 3.5 sacks, forced a fumble, and made five total tackles.
Lake Nona's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.5 points per game. As for Innovation, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-5.
Lake Nona and Innovation are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. After each having a week off, Lake Nona and Vero Beach will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th. Vero Beach is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.4 points per game this season. As for Innovation, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Oak Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on November 13th. Innovation hasn't scored more than ten points for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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