Lake County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell 48-36 to the Soroco Rams. One positive for the Panthers, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
When it comes to explaining why Lake County lost, don't look at Jaren Peters. Despite the final result, he rushed for 289 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Peters is now averaging an impressive 151.5 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Canaan Hall, who rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Lake County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 392 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 94.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 147.7.
Lake County wouldn't let Soroco keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lake County can thank Hunter Diamond and Victor Galarza for forcing both of them.
Lake County's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Soroco, with the win, they broke their 14-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-7.
Lake County is taking a road trip to square off against Vail Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Soroco has already played their next match, a 62-12 defeat against Plateau Valley on the 1st.
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