On Friday, Lake Forest faced Woodbridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lake Forest Spartans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 16-14 victory over the Woodbridge Raiders. This was payback for the Spartans, who suffered a 17-14 loss the last time these two teams met.
Lake Forest's defense made their presence known, laying out Logan Moran. five times. Keylund Bailey was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three sackshimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Lake Forest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Despite the defeat, Woodbridge had strong showings from Ji'Kare Banks, who picked up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Kam' Ren Johnson, who rushed for 19 yards and a touchdown.
Lake Forest's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-4. As for Woodbridge, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2.
Lake Forest has already played their next match, a 27-0 victory against Laurel on the 1st. As for Woodbridge, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 29-20 win against Sussex Tech on the 1st.
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