The Skaneateles Lakers will head out on the road to challenge the Southern Hills [Tully/LaFayette/Fabius Pompey] Storm at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Skaneateles will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Skaneateles is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Bishop Ludden just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 41-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gaelic Knights. While the Lakers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Gaelic Knights 12-7 in the first quarter.
Despite the loss, Skaneateles got top-tier performance from Hugh Carroll, who rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (135 yards to be exact) went to Reid Danforth, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Even though they lost, Skaneateles was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Southern Hills [Tully/LaFayette/Fabius Pompey] was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 40-20 to Cazenovia. The Storm were down 40-14 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Skaneateles' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-1. As for Southern Hills [Tully/LaFayette/Fabius Pompey], their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Skaneateles against Southern Hills [Tully/LaFayette/Fabius Pompey] when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as the team secured a 49-18 victory. In that matchup, Skaneateles amassed a halftime lead of 42-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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