The Lakeland Lakers will venture away from home to face off against the Central Noble Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lakeland's defense has only allowed 16.2 points per game this season, so Central Noble's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Lakeland will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Angola, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Lakeland came out on top against Angola by a score of 19-6 on Friday. The 19-point effort marked the Lakers' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Lakeland came from Carson Mickem, Levi Cook, and Cook.
Lakeland wouldn't let Angola keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lakeland can thank Drannon Miller and Cook for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Central Noble was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They and Fremont were almost perfectly matched up, but Central Noble suffered a 12-11 defeat.
Brody Morgan put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Lakeland's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Central Noble, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Lakeland against Central Noble in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 49-6 victory. In that game, Lakeland amassed a halftime lead of 35-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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