On Friday St. Cloud will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Lake Nona Lions at 7:00 p.m.
St. Cloud will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Merritt Island on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 50-point defeat they were dealt last Friday. St. Cloud fell just short of Merritt Island by a score of 26-23. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Mustangs are ranked 143rd).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Logan King, who threw for 466 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt. Alexander Springs was King's top target, picking up 177 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lake Nona). They blew past Olympia 34-13 on Friday.
Michael Dove looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 32 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 199 yards while completing 80% of his passes.
Lake Nona wouldn't let Olympia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lake Nona can thank Malik Allen and Cristian Cuffy for forcing both of them. Cuffy is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
St. Cloud's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-3. As for Lake Nona, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
St. Cloud ended up a good deal behind Lake Nona in their previous matchup back in October of 2020, losing 30-13. Can St. Cloud avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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