Football Preview: Lakeland Hawks vs. Sandpoint Bulldogs
Lakeland hasn't had much luck against Sandpoint recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lakeland Hawks will look to defend their home field against the Sandpoint Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Lakeland's defense has only allowed 10.7 points per game this season, so Sandpoint's offense will have their work cut out for them.
If Lakeland beats Sandpoint with 35 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Lakeland breezed by Timberlake on the road to the tune of 35-6 last Friday. Considering the Hawks have won four matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kage (Lovie) Weil continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 214 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry. Those 214 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Haydon Benson, who threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lakeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Sandpoint was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 37-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lewiston.
Lakeland pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Sandpoint, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Lakeland was taken down by Sandpoint 49-21 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Lakeland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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