Lakewood is 9-1 against Jordan since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lakewood Lancers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Jordan Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Lakewood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.7 points per game this season.
Lakewood's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 49-0 victory over Cabrillo. Considering the Lancers have won three matches by more than 41 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kade Casillas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 251 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 33 yards and a touchdown. Nytrell Miller was another key player, gaining 68 total yards and three touchdowns.
Lakewood wouldn't let Cabrillo keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Kaelib Verduzco, Soloalofa Lepaga-Ili, Shane Poni, and Jordan Montgomery picked up one apiece. Rovana Tufugafale was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles.
Meanwhile, Jordan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against Millikan, falling 52-6. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 530th, while the Rams are ranked 68th).
Lakewood now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Jordan, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Lakewood was able to grind out a solid win over Jordan in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 24-13. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Jordan's Jordan Washington, who rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also picked up 55 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Lakewood to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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