Football Preview: Lakeland Cavaliers vs. Hickory Hawks
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Lakeland is 2-7 against Hickory since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cavaliers will welcome the Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Lakeland came up short against Deep Creek on Friday, falling 31-10. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 301st, while the Hornets are ranked 148th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 37 points the game before, Hickory was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They were outmatched by Oscar Smith and fell 50-7. The contest marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Hickory now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Lakeland was dealt a bruising 45-8 loss at the hands of Hickory in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Cavaliers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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