After soaring to 41 points the game before, Timberlake was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They had to suffer through a 35-6 loss at the hands of the Lakeland Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho football rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Hawks are ranked 14th).
It was another big night for Kage (Lovie) Weil, who rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry for Lakeland. Weil's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 129 rushing yards dating back to last season. Haydon Benson was another key player, throwing for 136 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Timberlake's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Lakeland, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Timberlake will play host again on October 18th to welcome Moscow, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. As for Lakeland, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Sandpoint at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
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