The Lake Hornets will venture away from home to challenge the Morton Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Lake blew past Newton, posting a 36-8 win on the road.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Morton challenged Mendenhall on Friday. Morton fell just short of Mendenhall by a score of 32-29. That makes it the first time this season the Panthers have let down their home crowd.
Despite the defeat, Morton had strong showings from Tristen Hobson, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown, and Jay Bowie, who picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown. Hobson also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Lake is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Morton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Lake strolled past Morton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 43-27. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Morton's Zach Ealy, who rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 317 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Lake to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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