Football Preview: Lakeside Panthers vs. Bradwell Institute Tigers
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withthe Bradwell Institute Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Lakeside's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Bradwell Institute has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Lakeside is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Brunswick just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They had to suffer through a 61-34 loss at the hands of the Pirates. The loss put an end to the Panthers' undefeated start to the season.
Despite the defeat, Lakeside got top-tier performance from Ty Jones, who rushed for 203 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Jones a new career-high in rushing yards. Brandon Grissom was another key player, gaining 122 total yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Lakeside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bradwell Institute). They came out on top against South Effingham by a score of 39-27 on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lakeside fell to 7-1. As for Bradwell Institute, their win bumped their record up to 2-5.
Lakeside came up short against Bradwell Institute when the teams last played back in September of 2017, falling 27-21. Thankfully for Lakeside, Kevin Harris (who rushed for 234 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
