Football Preview: Lakeland Hawks vs. Vallivue Falcons
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks dukes it out withthe Vallivue Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Lakeland sitting on five straight victories and Vallivue on three.
Lakeland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Shelley to the tune of 42-14 on Friday. With that win, the Hawks brought their scoring average up to 26.2 points per game.
Lakeland had a senior duo take command as Haydon Benson rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns and Kage (Lovie) Weil rushed for 156 yards. Weil's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 129 rushing yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Lakeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 214 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Vallivue on Friday. They blew past Bonneville 28-6. The Falcons pushed the score to 21-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bees had little chance of recovering from.
It was another big night for Onix Carson, who rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns. Cache Hance got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Vallivue didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Tyler Buckley, Hance, Ryker Oswald, and Lamar Davis picked up one apiece.
Lakeland's record now sits at 8-2. As for Vallivue, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Lakeland has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 222.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Vallivue struggles in that department as they've been averaging 202.1. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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