Football Preview: Nathan Hale Raiders vs. Lakeside Lions
The Nathan Hale Raiders will head out to challenge the Lakeside Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nathan Hale will be strutting in after a win while Lakeside will be coming in after a defeat.
Nathan Hale's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 41-0 victory over Cleveland. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Raiders just coasted through the last quarter.
A big part of Nathan Hale's win came down to the chemistry between Mubarek Aman and his top target Hussein Alibadi. Aman threw for 99 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes while Alibadi gained 49 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Nathan Hale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Nathan Hale's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Keaandre Rogers was the leader with 2.5.
Meanwhile, Lakeside was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against Ingraham, falling 42-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Lions have suffered since September 15, 2023.
Nathan Hale now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Lakeside, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Nathan Hale was able to grind out a solid victory over Lakeside when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 15-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nathan Hale since the squad 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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