The Sonoraville Phoenix will venture away from home to challenge the Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Sonoraville will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat North Murray on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 35-point loss they were dealt last Friday. Sonoraville fell just short of North Murray by a score of 26-24. The Phoenix have struggled against the Mountaineers recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Sonoraville got top-tier performance from Jayden Cruz, who rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe). They blew past Coahulla Creek 34-13 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Warriors have posted against the Colts since October 12, 2018.
Sonoraville's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Sonoraville against Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 47-12 victory. In that contest, Sonoraville amassed a halftime lead of 37-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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