There's no place like home for Lakeland, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 17-6 win over the Fairfield Falcons on Friday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Brayden Holbrook
| 09/26/25 vs Central Noble | 139.2 |
| 08/29/25 vs Churubusco | 139.2 |
| 10/10/25 vs Fairfield | 136.1 |
| 09/05/25 @ Prairie Heights | 133.2 |
| 09/19/25 @ Angola | 111.6 |
| + 3 more games |
Lakeland's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brayden Holbrook, who threw for 132 yards and a pair of TDs on only 12 passes, and also rushed for 60 yards on only seven carries. Holbrook's passing game has become a key predictor of the Lakers' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 0-3 otherwise. Keyan Arroyo was Holbrook's top target, picking up 43 receiving yards and one touchdown, while also rushing for 66 yards.
Lakeland's run defense was locked in: Fairfield could only muster 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Thatcher Cowley for the heroic effort on defense: he. Lakeland's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 3.14 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 5.57 on average over their last five games.
Lakeland has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Fairfield, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.
Looking ahead, Lakeland will head out on the road to square off against Jimtown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Fairfield, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Churubusco at 7:00 p.m. The Eagles' defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so the Falcons' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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