Football Preview: Moscow Bears vs. Lakeland Hawks
The Moscow Bears will take on the Lakeland Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Moscow: 8.8, Lakeland: 12.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Lakeland is hoping to do what St. Maries couldn't on Friday: put an end to Moscow's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Moscow claimed a resounding 49-13 win over St. Maries on the road. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 36 points or more this season.
Keaton Frei and Noah Velasco were among the main playmakers for Moscow as the former rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries and the latter threw for 128 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Butch Kiblen was Velasco's top target, picking up 53 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Lakeland faced Post Falls in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Lakeland and Post Falls were almost perfectly matched up, but Lakeland suffered a 21-20 loss. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kage (Lovie) Weil, who rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Haydon Benson, who threw for 205 yards and a touchdown.
Moscow's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Moscow was taken down by Lakeland 31-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lakeland's Clive Hobbs, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Now that Moscow knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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