Football Preview: Lake Forest Spartans vs. Woodbridge Raiders
The Lake Forest Spartans and the Woodbridge Raiders are set to duel on Friday. Lake Forest is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Lake Forest is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Delmar, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Lake Forest was ranked 18th). Lake Forest took a 14-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Delmar last Friday. The matchup marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Woodbridge entered their tilt with Wilmington Friends on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Quakers 29-0 at home. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 29 points or more this season.
Malachi Hayes had a dynamite game for Woodbridge, rushing for 170 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Hayes a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ji'Kare Banks, who gained 69 total yards and two touchdowns.
Lake Forest now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Woodbridge, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Lake Forest has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 208.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Woodbridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 176.3. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Lake Forest couldn't quite finish off Woodbridge in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 17-14. Can Lake Forest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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