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By Team Reports Sep 23, 2024, 12:46am

Football Preview: Lakeside Vikings vs. Tri-Cities Bulldogs

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The Lakeside Vikings will square off against the Tri-Cities Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lakeside comes in on three and Tri-Cities on four.

Last Friday, Lakeside narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Dunwoody 34-31.

It was another big night for Kyle Davis, who rushed for 199 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 131 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 110.8 rushing yards per game. Tristen Lewis was another key player, rushing for 41 yards and two touchdowns.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lakeside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.

While Tri-Cities didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-8), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They skirted past Shiloh 20-18.

Lakeside now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Tri-Cities, their win ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-0.

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