Football Preview: Lake Worth Trojans vs. Santaluces Chiefs
After two games on the road, Lake Worth is heading back home. They will host the Santaluces Chiefs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake Worth and Leonard met for a duel on Monday where Lake Worth prevailed. Lake Worth secured a 24-19 W over Leonard. That's two games straight that the Trojans have won by exactly five points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Santaluces). They really took it to Forest Hill for the full four quarters, racking up a 63-0 victory on the road. With that win, the Chiefs brought their scoring average up to 29.7 points per game.
Israel Marion was his usual excellent self, rushing for 108 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Those 108 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamie Simmons, who rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Santaluces was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 198.7.
Lake Worth pushed their record up to 3-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Santaluces, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Lake Worth took a serious blow against Santaluces in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 55-14. Thankfully for Lake Worth, Derrick Williams (who rushed for 106 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries) 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.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
