Two dominant backs in Jamar Walker and Joshua Bellamy Jr are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Crescent City Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lakeland Christian Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Crescent City: 13, Lakeland Christian: 12.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Two weeks ago, Crescent City didn't have too much trouble with Keystone Heights as they won 26-10. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Crescent City can attribute much of their success to Eric Jenkins, who rushed for 81 yards, and also threw for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes.
Meanwhile, Lakeland Christian entered their tilt with Evangelical Christian on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They took their match with ease, bagging a 34-7 victory over the Sentinels. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won seven games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Bellamy Jr was his usual excellent self, rushing for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Aaron Truedell, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Lakeland Christian pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.8 points. As for Crescent City, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
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