
WHO: Lake Gibson (6A-11) at Osceola (Kissimmee) (7A-6)
WHEN: Friday, May 24
WHERE: Kowboy Stadium, Kissimmee
WHY: Here you got two teams not very far away from each other in neighboring counties that also happen to be two teams that are highly talked about year in and year out. For the Braves of Lake Gibson, there is never usually a lack of talent out on the football field, but as always they will have to fill in a few holes due to graduating seniors. For Osceola, the Kowboys will be looking to fill holes up in several key positions due to graduation losses, but the goal of getting back to the state finals for the first time since 2007 is truly on the minds of this team as they fell just one game short of that goal last year. Look for both teams to test the talent they got and for them to introduce some new players we will likely be talking about once the fall gets here.










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