The Jimtown Jimmies will head out on the road to square off against the Lakeland Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lakeland took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Jimtown, who comes in off a win.
Jimtown is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat LaVille 49-20 on the road. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Jimmies had established a 22 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Lakeland came up short against Fairfield on Friday and fell 48-38. The Lakers were right on the edge of victory: they outscored the Falcons in the fourth quarter 14-6.
Despite the loss, 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.
Jimtown's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Lakeland, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 5-3.
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