Lakewood entered their matchup against Midway on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Lakewood Leopards fell just short of the Midway Raiders by a score of 37-34. The Leopards haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Lakewood saw an underclassman step up: Calvin Lacewell rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns. Those three rushing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Reed Ammons, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown.
Lakewood's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-1. As for Midway, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Lakewood will face off against Red Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Lakewood's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Midway, they will square off against Goldsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Midway is facing Goldsboro at the right time seeing as Goldsboro is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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