Christian was looking to beat Spring Lake like they did the last time the pair played, but Christian didn't take Darrel Lawrence into account. The Spring Lake Lakers simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Christian Eagles 62-28 thanks in part to Lawrence, who rushed for 116 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Another player making a difference was Landon O'Donnell, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Spring Lake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Charlie King and Aaron Gholston certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. King threw for 254 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt, while Gholston picked up 192 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win snapped Spring Lake's losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 2-6 record. As for Christian, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Spring Lake didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 46-16 victory against Allendale on the 25th. As for Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 38-23 win against Holland Christian on the 25th.
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