Preview: East Lansing Trojans vs. Lakeland Eagles
The East Lansing Trojans will be playing at home against the Lakeland Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with East Lansing sitting on eight straight victories and Lakeland on four.
East Lansing put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Everett 42-20. With East Lansing ahead 35-12 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
East Lansing relied on the efforts of Benjamin Fletcher, who threw for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes, and Jace Clarizio, who gained 146 total yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Lakeland's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Milford by a score of 28-21. That's two games straight that Lakeland has won by exactly seven points.
East Lansing's win was their fourth straight at home, bumping their overall record up to 8-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.8 points per game. As for Lakeland, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
