If Lake Minneola was riding high fresh off their 47-27 takedown of Forest last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lake Minneola Hawks fell 35-27 to the Horizon Hawks on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Lake Minneola came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while Horizon is ranked 417th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Horizon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kaio Oliveira, who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 35 yards and a touchdown. Another rusher making a difference was Blake Mottley, who rushed for 94 yards on only ten carries.
Lake Minneola's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Horizon, the win snapped their losing streak at seven games and leaves them with a 1-7 record.
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks faces off against South Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Lake Minneola surely won't give up without a fight. As for Horizon, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Horizon is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
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