Football Recap: Lake Forest Spartans vs. Milford Buccaneers
Lake Forest won the last time they faced Milford, and things went their way on Friday too. The Lake Forest Spartans simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Milford Buccaneers 49-14. With that win, the Spartans brought their scoring average up to 26.2 points per game.
Leading Lake Forest to victory were Ayden Young and Jack Parson. Young rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while Parson rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Parson has posted since back in September.
Lake Forest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 407 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Lake Forest wouldn't let Milford keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Young was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Lake Forest is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Lake Forest has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.4 points per game. As for Milford, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.
Lake Forest will face off against Howard at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Howard's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six games. Milford does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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