Football Game Preview: Lakeside Leaves Home

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 3:44am

Football Preview: Lakeside Knights vs. Logan/Palco

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The Lakeside Knights will venture away from home to challenge Logan/Palco at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Lakeside's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 46-0 victory over Stockton on the road.

Lakeside relied on the efforts of Kaden McCoy, who gained 108 total yards and three touchdowns, and Eli Schmitt, who threw for 165 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes. McCoy also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making four total tackles (1.0 for loss).

Meanwhile, Logan/Palco was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past LaCrosse 62-34 at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for Logan/Palco.

Logan/Palco wouldn't let LaCrosse keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Logan/Palco can thank Mayson Vahling and Gavin Gottschalk for forcing both of them.

The win got Lakeside back to even at 1-1. As for Logan/Palco, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.

Everything came up roses for Lakeside against Logan/Palco in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 52-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakeside 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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