Football Preview: Lakewood Gators vs. Lower Richland Diamond Hornets
The Lakewood Gators will head out on the road to take on the Lower Richland Diamond Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Lakewood is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against South Florence on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lakewood had to suffer through a 42-12 loss at the hands of South Florence. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Bruins are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lower Richland, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 23-20 victory over Wilson on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Diamond Hornets have posted since August 24, 2023.
The critical scores for Lower Richland came from Ziyear Yates, Christian 'Freight Train' Wilson, and Antoinio Adams.
Lakewood dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lower Richland, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Lakewood came up short against Lower Richland in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, falling 40-35. Can Lakewood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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