It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lakeland Christian can now relate to. They lost 35-14 to the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders on Friday. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Vikings, who until this contest were averaging 14.58 points allowed.
Lakeland Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being DJ Howard, who picked up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Sean Cuono continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Clearwater Central Catholic, rushing for 186 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, and also picking up 38 receiving yards. Those 186 rushing yards gave Cuono a new career-high. Nasir Hutchinson was another key player, rushing for 89 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Lakeland Christian moved to 10-2 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-2.
Lakeland Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, they will venture away from home to take on Cardinal Newman at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Cardinal Newman: 8.6, Clearwater Central Catholic: 12.9) so any points scored will be well earned.
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