Kingstree is 0-7 against Lake City since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Kingstree Blazers are taking a road trip to challenge the Lake City Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Kingstree will be strutting in after a victory while Lake City will be coming in after a loss.
Kingstree is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Marion at home to the tune of 52-16 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Blazers considering their six-point performance the matchup before.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kingstree was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 388 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Kingstree's defense and their six sacks. Bj Washington was especially locked on to Marion's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Lake City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. The game between them and East Clarendon wasn't particularly close, with Lake City falling 28-12.
Kingstree's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-4. As for Lake City, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-4.
Kingstree came up short against Lake City in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 13-0. Can Kingstree avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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