The Lake Weir Hurricanes will venture away from home to take on the Santa Fe Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Weir's offense hasn't had much luck over their past four contests, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Lake Weir's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They secured a 6-0 W over Lake Buena Vista. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Hurricanes as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last contest, Santa Fe made sure to put some points up on the board against Keystone Heights on Friday. The Raiders breezed past the Indians to the tune of 35-6. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 29 points or more this season.
Lake Weir better keep an eye on Jasiah Powell. He was instrumental in Santa Fe's win, rushing for 164 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. They are undefeated when Powell posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. Santa Fe also got a significant boost from Dantre Little, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 86 yards.
Santa Fe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 355 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
The victory got Lake Weir back to even at 4-4. As for Santa Fe, their record now sits at 5-2.
Lake Weir beat Santa Fe 49-42 when the teams last played back in August of 2017. Will the Hurricanes repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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