The Lakes Lancers will square off against the Timberline Blazers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lakes has seven straight wins, Timberline has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lakes gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They managed a 21-15 victory over Peninsula. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Seahawks are ranked 107th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Toetu Moliga and Ean Owens were among the main playmakers for Lakes as the former rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry and the latter rushed for 35 yards and two touchdowns. Moliga was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 51 yards.
Lakes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, a win for Timberline just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by North Thurston 40-13.
Lakes' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Timberline, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
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