Football Preview: Lakeside Knights vs. Lincoln Leopards
The Lakeside Knights will head out to face off against the Lincoln Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lakeside has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Lincoln will come in with four straight wins.
Lakeside is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Sylvan-Lucas on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lakeside was beaten by Sylvan-Lucas 50-8. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 20-0.
Lakeside's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Reece Remus, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and Eli Schmitt, who rushed for 84 yards. Remus got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 50 yards.
Lakeside wouldn't let Sylvan-Lucas keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Grant Middleton, Gage Gradig, and Gabe Smith picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lincoln). They blew past Rock Hills 74-24 on the road on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Leopards, who have now won four matchups by 46 points or more so far this season.
Lakeside's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Lincoln, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Lakeside was dealt a bruising 70-14 defeat at the hands of Lincoln in their previous matchup back in October of 2015. Thankfully for Lakeside, Victor M. Vazquez Jr. (who rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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