After losing to Fort Meade the last time they met, Lakeland Christian decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Lakeland Christian Vikings blew past the Fort Meade Miners 42-21 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
Josh Bellamy Jr was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 105.5 rushing yards per game. DJ Howard was another key player, picking up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lakeland Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Despite the defeat, Fort Meade saw an underclassman step up: Mehki Berrien forced two fumbles and made 14 total tackles. Kamar Gilmartin also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 115 receiving yards.
Lakeland Christian's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Fort Meade, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2.
Lakeland Christian is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on Frostproof at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Fort Meade, they will welcome Mulberry at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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