The East Columbus Gators will challenge the Lakewood Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Columbus will be strutting in after a victory while Lakewood will be coming in after a loss.
East Columbus is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past North Duplin to the tune of 78-0 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Gators considering their six-point performance the game before.
Meanwhile, Lakewood started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Hobbton. They took a 20-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats on Friday. The Leopards have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Calvin Lacewell Jr and Amir Tate. Tate had a great game and rushed for 121 yards and one touchdown on only 11 carries. Meanwhile, Lacewell Jr did his best for the losing side, rushing for 89 yards, while also throwing for five yards and one TD.
East Columbus' win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
East Columbus skirted past Lakewood 32-29 in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Do the Gators have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Leopards turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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