Lakewood won the last time they faced Tarpon Springs, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Lakewood Spartans walked away with a 21-14 win over the Tarpon Springs Spongers.
Ayden Wallace was the offensive standout of the match as he threw for 223 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 44 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lakewood's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jayun Jones and Lionel D Wilson, who racked up four sacks between them. D Wilson also made six total tackles, which is notable because Lakewood is undefeated when he posts at least four total tackles, but 2-5 otherwise. Another thorn in Tarpon Springs' side was Jordan Mims, who picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Lakewood has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.3 points per game. As for Tarpon Springs, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-4.
Lakewood and Tarpon Springs are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Lakewood is on the road again on Friday to play Glades Central at 7:00 p.m. Glades Central is coming into the game with five straight defeats at home, meaning Lakewood will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Tarpon Springs, they will face off against Bishop Verot at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Verot will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Tarpon Springs surely won't give up without a fight.
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