Sandpoint has gone 8-2 against Lakeland recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Sandpoint Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Lakeland Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Sandpoint is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Sandpoint came up short against Lewiston and fell 37-27.
Meanwhile, Lakeland won against Moscow back in September with 35 points and they decided to stick to that point total again last Friday. Lakeland breezed by Timberlake on the road to the tune of 35-6. Considering the Hawks have won four matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kage (Lovie) Weil was his usual excellent self, rushing for 214 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Haydon Benson, who threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lakeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Sandpoint's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Lakeland, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Everything came up roses for Sandpoint against Lakeland in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-21 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lakeland's Peyton Hillman, who threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sandpoint still be able to contain Hillman? There's only one way to find out.
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