The Lakeland Hawks will square off against the Moscow Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Lakeland sitting on five straight wins and Moscow on four.
Lakeland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Post Falls, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Lakeland was ranked 17th). The Hawks blew past the Trojans 35-7 on Friday. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 28 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Griffin Tamagni, who rushed for 154 yards and four TDs. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 50 yards. Peyton Hillman was another key player, throwing for 175 yards and one touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Lakeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Moscow). They were the clear victors by a 37-14 margin over St. Maries on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Moscow's win came from a few key players Lakeland will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kolten Kendall, who rushed for 141 yards and a pair of scores on only 13 carries. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Cross, who threw for 221 yards and three TDs.
Lakeland's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Moscow, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Everything came up roses for Lakeland against Moscow when the teams last played back in September of 2024, as the squad secured a 35-7 win. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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