It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lake Mary had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 24-13 win over the Dr. Phillips Panthers. The victory was familiar territory for the Rams who have now won ten matchups in a row.
Lake Mary got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Noah Grubbs out in front who rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 227 yards on 14 of 24 attempts. The dominant performance gave Grubbs a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Parker Perales, who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns.
Lake Mary pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.9 points per game. As for Dr. Phillips, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-2.
Lake Mary will challenge Venice at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Venice will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Lake Mary surely won't give up without a fight. Dr. Phillips does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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