Lakewood gave up the first points on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 27-26 victory over the Red Springs Red Devils. The 27-point effort marked the Leopards' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Lakewood can attribute much of their success to Nakai Owens, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lakewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Lakewood wouldn't let Red Springs keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lakewood can thank Reed Ammons and Dashaun Carr for forcing both of them.
Red Springs lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Chase Boone, who threw for 194 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also picked up 60 receiving yards. Taquan (TJ) Ellerbe was another key player, picking up 210 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Lakewood's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Red Springs, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Lakewood will welcome North Johnston at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Red Springs, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Fairmont at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Red Springs is facing Fairmont at the right time seeing as Fairmont is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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