Football Preview: Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes vs. Forest Park Trojans
Lake Linden-Hubbell and Forest Park are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes will head out to take on the Forest Park Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, Lake Linden-Hubbell was able to grind out a solid victory over Newberry, taking the game 40-30. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lakes.
Meanwhile, Forest Park put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past North Dickinson 53-32. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Trojans, who until this match were averaging 16.5 points allowed.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Forest Park to victory, but perhaps none more so than Grayson Sundell, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Sundell is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Vic Giuliani, who rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Forest Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
The win got Lake Linden-Hubbell back to even at 2-2. As for Forest Park, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Lake Linden-Hubbell took their win against Forest Park when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 27-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Linden-Hubbell since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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