The matchup between Lake Weir and Umatilla on Monday hardly resembled the 9-3 effort from their previous meeting. The matchup between the Lake Weir Hurricanes and the Umatilla Bulldogs wasn't particularly close, with the Lake Weir Hurricanes falling 48-34. The Hurricanes were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Despite the loss, Lake Weir still got an impressive performance from Reche Shields, who threw for 273 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also rushed for 39 yards. Marque Davis was Shields' top target, picking up 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Josh Wilson went supernova for Umatilla, throwing for 296 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 41 yards. Those 41 rushing yards gave Wilson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Bryce Norflee, who picked up 134 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Lake Weir and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Umatilla, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Lake Weir has already played their next match, a 36-8 defeat against Gainesville on the 21st. As for Umatilla, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 47-8 victory against Taylor on the 18th.
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