The Lakeland Chiefs are taking a road trip to challenge the Wyoming Area Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Lakeland had to suffer through a 41-13 loss at the hands of Riverside. While losing is never fun, the Chiefs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 411th, while the Vikings are ranked 174th).
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Wyoming Area after they claimed the first score on Friday, but it was Western Wayne who ended up claiming the real prize. Wyoming Area took a 34-23 hit to the loss column at the hands of Western Wayne. The loss was the Warriors' first of the season.
Despite the defeat, Wyoming Area had strong showings from Lidge Kellum, who rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns, and Luke Kopetchny, who picked up 158 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lakeland fell to 2-1. As for Wyoming Area, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
Lakeland couldn't quite finish off Wyoming Area in their previous meeting back in November of 2021 and fell 35-32. Thankfully for Lakeland, Usamah Alansari (who picked up 167 receiving yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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