Kathleen is 1-9 against Lakeland since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Kathleen Red Devils will host the Lakeland Dreadnaughts at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Kathleen is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a 60-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of George Jenkins. One positive for the Red Devils, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Kathleen might have lost, but man, Kelin Hendrix was a machine: he rushed for 146 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 249 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes. 100 of those passing yards were hauled in by Rashard Kelly, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Even though they lost, Kathleen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lakeland put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Specially Fit Academy 46-14 at home. Considering the Dreadnaughts have won five matches by more than 27 points this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Kathleen's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Lakeland, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Kathleen was dealt a bruising 37-0 loss at the hands of Lakeland in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lakeland's Zander Smith, who threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Now that Kathleen knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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