Lakeland has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the Moscow Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lakeland's defense has only allowed 12.4 points per game this season, so Moscow's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Lakeland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Post Falls, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Lakeland was ranked 19th). Lakeland was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 21-20 to Post Falls.
Meanwhile, Moscow put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 49-13 win over St. Maries. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won three matchups by 36 points or more so far this season.
Moscow's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Keaton Frei, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and Noah Velasco, who threw for 128 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Butch Kiblen was in the mix too, providing Moscow with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Moscow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Lakeland's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Moscow, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Everything came up roses for Lakeland against Moscow in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 31-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakeland since the team 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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