Buffalo
| 09/05/25 @ South Lake | 37-26 |
| 08/29/25 vs Lecanto | 38-20 |
| 08/22/25 vs Wildwood | 53-0 |
The Villages Charter extended their winning streak to three on Friday, bumping them up to 3-0. They walked away with a 37-26 win over the South Lake Eagles. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Buffalo also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2024.
A big part of The Villages Charter's victory came down to the chemistry between Ja'Dence Kennedy and his top target Ja'Marian Clark. Kennedy threw for 292 yards and four TDs while Clark picked up 156 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Clark showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 53 yards. Cole Logan handled things on the ground, rushing for 93 yards.
Special teams played a big role in the game for The Villages Charter, adding 13 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Kevonte Corbin, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to The Villages Charter's defense and their five sacks. Ashton Hunt was especially locked on to South Lake's QB and sacked him twice. The Villages Charter got some further help from Jeremiah Wimes: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Having lost for the first time this season, South Lake fell to 2-1. The loss put an end to their undefeated start to the season.
South Lake lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Tre Kelly, who rushed for 36 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 251 yards and one touchdown. Another player making a difference was Malik Holman, who rushed for 158 yards while picking up 8.3 yards per carry.
Coming up, The Villages Charter will head out to face off against Citrus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for South Lake, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Davenport at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup will give the Eagles their first taste of in-conference action this season.
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