Football Preview: Lakeland Lakers vs. West Noble Chargers
The Lakeland Lakers will face off against the West Noble Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Lakeland: 15.8, West Noble: 6.7) so any points scored will be well earned.
Lakeland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Central Noble, posting a 55-14 win on the road. The Lakers' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
A big part of Lakeland's victory came down to the chemistry between Brayden Holbrook and his top target Keyan Arroyo. Holbrook threw for 288 yards and six touchdowns on only 16 passes while Arroyo picked up 198 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Arroyo's longest reception was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Lakeland's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Arroyo and Jonathan Colon Jr..
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last five matches, West Noble finally came back down to earth on Friday. They took a 17-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Garrett. The Chargers' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
The win made it two in a row for Lakeland and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for West Noble, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 5-1.
Lakeland and West Noble were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but Lakeland suffered an agonizing 35-34 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Noble's Estil Pruitt, who rushed for 190 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Lakeland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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