Two dominant backs in Maleek Williams and Tymir Gaines are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Villages Charter Buffalo are taking a road trip to challenge the Mount Dora Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
The Villages Charter's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Cocoa last Friday. They took a blow against the Tigers, falling 54-0. Having soared to a lofty 35 points in the game before, the Buffalo's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
The Villages Charter wouldn't let Cocoa keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Brady Hunt was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Mount Dora entered their tilt with Eustis on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Panthers, posting a 56-14 win. Considering the Hurricanes have won five matches by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Gaines was his usual excellent self, rushing for 315 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.0 yards per carry. Those 315 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Mount Dora was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 358 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The Villages Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Mount Dora, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
The Villages Charter beat Mount Dora 17-8 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for The Villages Charter since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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