The West Noble Chargers are taking a road trip to face off against the Lakeland Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Noble's defense has only allowed 6.7 points per game this season, so Lakeland's offense will have their work cut out for them.
West Noble will head out to face Lakeland after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. West Noble took a 17-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Garrett. The match marked the Chargers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lakeland). They claimed a resounding 55-14 victory over Central Noble on the road. Considering the Lakers have won three matchups by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Lakeland's win came down to the chemistry between Brayden Holbrook and his top target Keyan Arroyo. Holbrook threw for 288 yards and six touchdowns on only 16 passes while Arroyo picked up 198 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Arroyo's longest reception was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Lakeland's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Arroyo and Jonathan Colon Jr..
West Noble's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1. As for Lakeland, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 5-1.
West Noble barely slipped by Lakeland in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 35-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Noble since the squad 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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