Flag Football Game Preview: Evans Knights vs. Lakeside Panthers

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Previous 5 Games

11/21/24 - Neutral	13-0 W
11/14/24 - Home	13-12 W
11/04/24 - Home	12-0 W
11/02/23 - Home	16-7 W
10/24/23 - Neutral	13-6 W

Evans has gone a perfect 5-0 against Lakeside recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Knights will take on the Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Lakeside took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Evans, who comes in off a win.

Evans' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Harlem 27-0. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.

Meanwhile, Lakeside unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 7-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Greenbrier. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia flag football rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Wolfpack are ranked fourth).

Lakeside didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Marlie Sikora and Callie Hain.

The victory got Evans back to even at 8-8. As for Lakeside, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 11-6.

Evans beat Lakeside 13-0 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.