Football Preview: Lake City Panthers vs. Kingstree Blazers
Lake City is 7-0 against Kingstree since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lake City Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Kingstree Blazers at 7:30 p.m. Lake City is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Lake City ended up a good deal behind East Clarendon and lost 28-12.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous four contests, Kingstree brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 52-16 victory over Marion. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Blazers as it put an end to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kingstree was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 388 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Kingstree's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. Leading the way was Bj Washington with two sacks.
Lake City's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Kingstree, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Lake City was able to grind out a solid win over Kingstree in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 13-0. Does Lake City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kingstree turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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