The Lakeland Christian Vikings will head out to square off against the Carrollwood Day Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Carrollwood Day is hoping to do what George Jenkins couldn't on Friday: put an end to Lakeland Christian's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Lakeland Christian breezed by George Jenkins at home to the tune of 41-3. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-3.
Lakeland Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brody Brenneman, who threw for 118 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Killian O'Neal was in the mix too, providing Lakeland Christian with two touchdowns.
Lakeland Christian wouldn't let George Jenkins keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lakeland Christian can thank Cam Ledlow and Parker Peacock for forcing both of them. Lakeland Christian got some further help from Joseph Bustos: he picked up five sacks and made five total tackles.
Meanwhile, Carrollwood Day took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-3 victory over Wildwood. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Wildcats are ranked 369th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jordan Magwood continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 258 yards and two touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 42 yards and a touchdown. Christian Clarke was Magwood's top target, picking up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Carrollwood Day was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Lakeland Christian's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Carrollwood Day, their record is now 2-3.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Lakeland Christian has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 234.2 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Carrollwood Day has preferred to attack from the air: they average 281.6 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Lakeland Christian against Carrollwood Day when the teams last played back in October of 2020, as the team secured a 44-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Carrollwood Day's Michael Trigg, who picked up 172 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Lakeland Christian to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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