Football Preview: Indian Lake Lakers vs. Shawnee Braves
Indian Lake has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to challenge the Shawnee Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shawnee took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Indian Lake, who comes in off a win.
Indian Lake's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Benjamin Logan at home to the tune of 47-0. The game marked the Lakers' most dominant victory of the season.
Indian Lake's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Madden Lillard, who threw for 231 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 45 yards. Drake Cosby was another key back, rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Indian Lake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Shawnee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 27-7 to Graham Local.
Indian Lake's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Shawnee, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Indian Lake took a serious blow against Shawnee in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 35-0. Can Indian Lake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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