The Lakeside Panthers will take on the Effingham County Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lakeside is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, Lakeside didn't have too much trouble with Glynn Academy on the road as they won 28-14. The Panthers pushed the score to 28-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Terrors cut but never quite recovered from.
Lakeside's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ty Jones, who rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 131 yards on only 11 passes. Jones' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another rusher making a difference was Brandon Grissom, who gained 119 total yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Effingham County). They blew past South Effingham 47-0 at home on Friday. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Mustangs are ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Tucker Perkins, who threw for 238 yards and five touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes. Ryan Wells was Perkins' top target, picking up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Lakeside's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Effingham County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Lakeside came up short against Effingham County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 36-31. Thankfully for Lakeside, Nate Hayes (who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 65 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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