Football Preview: Lower Richland Diamond Hornets vs. Lakewood Gators
The Lower Richland Diamond Hornets will challenge the Lakewood Gators at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lower Richland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.1 points per game this season.
Lower Richland took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 23-20 win over Wilson. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Diamond Hornets have posted since August 24, 2023.
The critical scores for Lower Richland came from Ziyear Yates, Christian 'Freight Train' Wilson, and Antoinio Adams.
Meanwhile, a win for Lakewood just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by South Florence at home and fell 42-12. The Gators were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-6.
The victory got Lower Richland back to even at 4-4. As for Lakewood, their loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-5.
Lower Richland didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Lakewood when the teams last played back in October of 2019, but they still walked away with a 40-35 win. Will Lower Richland repeat their success, or does Lakewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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