The Sheffield Knights will head out to square off against the Lakeland Preparatory Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sheffield has five straight victories, Lakeland Preparatory has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sheffield's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 46-0 win over Douglass. The matchup marked the Knights' most dominant victory of the season.
Sheffield got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Javarius Triplett out in front who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns. Triplett has become a key player for Sheffield: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Radarious Jackson, who picked up 88 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Sheffield didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jackson and Jaylen Flood. Sheffield got some further help from Jeremiah Thornton: he picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Lakeland Preparatory was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Friday as they fell 40-34 to Memphis East.
Sheffield pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Lakeland Preparatory, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Sheffield against Lakeland Preparatory in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 58-13 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sheffield since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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