Football Preview: Lakeland Lakers vs. Central Noble Cougars
The Lakeland Lakers will head out to square off against the Central Noble Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lakeland's defense has only allowed 16.2 points per game this season, so Central Noble's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Lakeland will bounce into Friday's match after beating Angola, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Lakeland walked away with a 19-6 win over Angola last Friday. The 19-point effort marked the Lakers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Lakeland came from Carson Mickem, Levi Cook, and Cook.
Lakeland wouldn't let Angola keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lakeland can thank Drannon Miller and Cook for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Central Noble was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 12-11 to Fremont.
The losing side was boosted by Brody Morgan, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Lakeland's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Central Noble, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Lakeland against Central Noble in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 49-6 win. In that matchup, Lakeland amassed a halftime lead of 35-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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