Lakeland was the 33-7 winner over Fairfield when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Lakeland Lakers fell 48-38 to the Fairfield Falcons on Friday. The Lakers were right on the edge of victory: they outscored the Falcons in the fourth quarter 14-6.
Brayden Holbrook and Keyan Arroyo certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Holbrook threw for 143 yards and a touchdown, while Arroyo gained 75 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Holbrook a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Lakeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Fairfield got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Breckan Maran out in front who rushed for 137 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Blake Metzger, who rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Lakeland and nudges their season record down to 5-3. As for Fairfield, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-5 record.
Lakeland didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 44-34 loss against Jimtown on the 18th. Fairfield has also already played their next match, a 42-18 win against Churubusco on the 18th.
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