The Lake Weir Hurricanes will face off against the Paxon School For Advanced Studies Golden Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Lake Weir is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Lake Weir will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up eight points last Monday, then bounced right back against Oak Hall on Friday. Everything went Lake Weir's way against Oak Hall as Lake Weir made off with a 36-15 victory. The result was nothing new for the Hurricanes, who have now won three matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Jackson Quick had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Special teams also played a big role in the game for Lake Weir, adding 12 points to the final score. All those points came courtesy of Jeancarlos Mejia: he added nine points with three field goals, and another three kicking extra points.
Meanwhile, Paxon School For Advanced Studies entered their tilt with Ribault on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Trojans onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. The six-point effort marked the Golden Eagles' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Kenyon ?The Jet? Gardner was his usual excellent self, rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Paxon School For Advanced Studies' defense and their four sacks. Ribault's QB won't forget Peyton Anderson anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Paxon School For Advanced Studies got some further help from Javon Johnson: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 15 total tackles.
With the victory, Lake Weir broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-4. As for Paxon School For Advanced Studies, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Lake Weir has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 175.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Paxon School For Advanced Studies struggles in that department as they've been averaging 255.1. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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