Football Preview: Robinson Senators vs. Lakeside Rams
Robinson is 3-0 against Lakeside since August of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Robinson Senators will be staying on the road to face off against the Lakeside Rams at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Robinson is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-14 victory over Vilonia. With the Senators ahead 35-14 at the half, the game was all but over already.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Robinson's defense and their 8.5 sacks. Kaleb Doucette was especially locked on to Vilonia's QB and sacked him 3.5 times. Doucette also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Robinson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. They are a perfect 3-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Meanwhile, Lakeside won against Hot Springs last Friday with 42 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Lakeside blew past Nettleton 42-7. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Raiders are ranked 62nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Grady Ohman, who rushed for 219 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 14th straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Lakeside wouldn't let Nettleton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lakeside can thank Landon Rhea and Joseph Newman for forcing both of them.
Lakeside has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.3 points. As for Robinson, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Robinson has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 152.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lakeside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 210.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Robinson didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Lakeside when the teams last played back in September, but they still walked away with a 24-19 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ohman, who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Robinson still be able to contain Ohman? There's only one way to find out.
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