Lake Placid hadn't done well against DeSoto County recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Lake Placid Dragons put the hurt on the DeSoto County Bulldogs with a sharp 54-29 victory. With the Dragons ahead 27-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
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 posted since the start of last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lake Placid's defense and their four sacks. Timothy Hobbs was especially locked on to DeSoto County's QB and sacked him 2.5 times. Hobbs has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Lake Placid's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-3. As for DeSoto County, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Lake Placid is taking a road trip to take on Avon Park at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lake Placid is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.5 points per game this season. As for DeSoto County, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Hardee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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