The Wesley Chapel Wildcats will challenge the Land O' Lakes Gators at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wesley Chapel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.3 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Wesley Chapel ended up a good deal behind Springstead and lost 33-15. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Eagles are ranked 128th).
Despite the loss, Wesley Chapel saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Landen Holley rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 215 yards on 19 of 28 attempts. Holley is becoming a predictor of Wesley Chapel's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, Land O' Lakes fought the good fight in their overtime game against Wiregrass Ranch on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulls by a score of 27-24. The Gators gained 75 more yards on the day, but it was the Bulls that made the best use of them.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Tj Morrow and Nathan Mcneil. Mcneil had a great game and rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Morrow was balling out in the loss, rushing for 166 yards.
Even though they lost, Land O' Lakes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Wesley Chapel's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Land O' Lakes, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season.
Wesley Chapel came up short against Land O' Lakes when the teams last played back in September of 2022, falling 12-0. Can Wesley Chapel avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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