Football Recap: Lakeland Lakers vs. Garrett Railroaders
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lakeland can now relate to. They came up short against the Garrett Railroaders on Friday, falling 50-26. While losing is never fun, the Lakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Railroaders are ranked 35th).
When it comes to explaining why Lakeland lost, don't look at Myles Edwards. Despite the final result, he picked up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Edwards showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 54 yards.
Calder Hefty continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Garrett, rushing for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only six passes. Garrett also got a significant boost from Camren Ruble, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 106 yards.
Lakeland is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-5. As for Garrett, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Lakeland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Garrett, they will venture away from home to face off against Tippecanoe Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tippecanoe Valley is on a five-game streak of home wins, Garrett a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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