Lake Wales won the last time they faced Ridge Community, and things went their way on Friday too. The Lake Wales Highlanders enjoyed a cozy 27-8 victory over the Ridge Community Bolts. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Bolts are ranked 247th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Wales' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaneilius Purdy, who picked up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Purdy got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of56 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Brycen Levidiotis, who threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lake Wales' defense and their four sacks. In that department, Walter Davis Iii was the leader with two. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss). Dontavius Purdy was another major factor on D, making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The victory made it two in a row for Lake Wales and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Ridge Community, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Lake Wales will look to defend their home field on Friday against Auburndale at 7:30 p.m. Lake Wales will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Ridge Community, they will head out to square off against Nease at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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