Given their disadvantage in the MaxPreps state rankings, Rickards should expect quite the challenge on Friday. Their bye week comes to an end as they meet up with East Lake at 7:30 PM at Cox Stadium. East Lake will be strutting in after a victory while Rickards will be stumbling in from a loss.
After soaring to 55 points the game before, Rickards faltered in their matchup two weeks ago. They were given a punishing 0-49 defeat at the hands of Lincoln. Rickards were in a tough position by the half, with the score sitting at 0-42.
Meanwhile, after having lost a blowout in their match two weeks ago against Lakeland, East Lake were happy to find some success last Friday. East Lake skirted past Countryside 23-20.
Rickards's loss took them down to 1-4 while East Lake's win pulled them up to 3-3. In their win, East Lake relied heavily on senior Isaac Gibbs, who rushed for 97 yards and 2 touchdowns. Rickards will need to find a way to minimize his impact if they want to win.
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