The Avon Park Red Devils will stay at home for another week and welcome the Lake Placid Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Avon Park's offense hasn't had much luck over their past five contests, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Avon Park's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Discovery on Friday. They fell 13-0 to the Spartans.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lake Placid). They put the hurt on DeSoto County with a sharp 54-29 victory on Friday. With that win, the Dragons brought their scoring average up to 29.5 points per game.
Lake Placid wouldn't let DeSoto County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lake Placid can thank Alex Labrador and Timothy Hobbs for forcing both of them. Hobbs is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lake Placid was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 525 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Avon Park's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Lake Placid, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-3.
Things could have been worse for Avon Park, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 23-6 loss to Lake Placid in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lake Placid's Aj Felton, who rushed for 177 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that Avon Park knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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