Lakewood hasn't had much luck against Newark Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lakewood Lancers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Newark Catholic Green Wave at 7:00 p.m. Neither Lakewood nor Newark Catholic posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Lakewood is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Johnstown-Monroe on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lakewood was beaten by Johnstown-Monroe 76-0. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 599th, while the Johnnies are ranked 187th).
Meanwhile, Newark Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a blow against Heath, falling 51-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Green Wave were not able to get on the board.
Lakewood's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Newark Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Lakewood suffered a grim 28-7 defeat to Newark Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Newark Catholic's Mikey Hess, who rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Now that Lakewood knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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