The Lakeland Lakers will take on the Jimtown Jimmies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Lakeland came up short against Fairfield and fell 48-38. The Lakers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Lakeland had strong showings from Brayden Holbrook, who threw for 143 yards and a touchdown, and Keyan Arroyo, who gained 75 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Holbrook a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Lakeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jimtown). They really took it to LaVille for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-20 victory on the road. Considering the Jimmies have won three matchups by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Lakeland's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Jimtown, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season.
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