The Lakeland Hawks will challenge the Shelley Russets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lakeland knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Shelley likes a good challenge.
Lakeland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Lewiston, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Lakeland was ranked tenth). Lakeland put the hurt on Lewiston with a sharp 34-14 victory on Friday. Considering the Hawks have won six games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Lakeland had a senior duo take command as Kage (Lovie) Weil rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns and Haydon Benson rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Those 88 rushing yards gave Benson a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Shelley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 20-14 to Blackfoot.
Lakeland pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Shelley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
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