The Central Noble Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lakeland Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Noble is looking for their season's first win.
Last Friday, Central Noble was just a hair shy of victory and fell 12-11 to Fremont.
The losing side was boosted by Brody Morgan, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lakeland, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against Angola by a score of 19-6 on Friday. The 19-point effort marked the Lakers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Lakeland came from Carson Mickem, Levi Cook, and Cook.
Lakeland's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Keyan Arroyo and Johnny Colon.
Central Noble's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Lakeland, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Central Noble took a serious blow against Lakeland when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 49-6. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Central Noble was down 35-6.
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