The Sunlake Seahawks will venture away from home to take on the Land O' Lakes Gators at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sunlake is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Sunlake came up short against Gulf and fell 26-15. The Seahawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Land O' Lakes was not able to break out of their rough patch last Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 44-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mitchell. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 98th).
Despite their loss, Land O' Lakes saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Xavier Clemente, who picked up 218 receiving yards and two touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. Clemente was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 65 yards. Land O' Lakes also got a significant boost from Tj Morrow, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 158 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Land O' Lakes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Sunlake's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Land O' Lakes, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Sunlake ended up a good deal behind Land O' Lakes when the teams last played back in October of 2023, losing 20-6. Thankfully for Sunlake, Cody Gwinn (who rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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