The Spring Lake Lakers are on the road again on Friday to play the Wayland Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Things were looking good for Spring Lake after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of West Catholic by a score of 28-25. While losing is never fun, the Lakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Falcons are ranked 24th).
Despite the defeat, Spring Lake got top-tier performance from Gabe Trask, who rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns. Darrel Lawrence handled things on the ground, rushing for 86 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Spring Lake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Catholic only rushed for 114.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Wayland's offense. They were outmatched by Hamilton on the road and fell 35-0. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Hawkeyes: they've now lost four in a row.
Spring Lake's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Wayland, their record is now 2-2.
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