Football Preview: Lakeland Chiefs vs. Riverside Vikings
Lakeland is 8-2 against Riverside since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lakeland Chiefs will face off against the Riverside Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Lakeland is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Lakeland is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Mid Valley on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lakeland was dealt a 34-7 defeat at the hands of Mid Valley. While losing is never fun, the Chiefs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 396th, while the Spartans are ranked 181st).
Meanwhile, Riverside has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 14.3 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They came up short against Lackawanna Trail, falling 42-20. The Vikings' loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
Lakeland's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Riverside, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-1.
Lakeland took a serious blow against Riverside when the teams last played back in September, falling 41-13. Can Lakeland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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