After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Lakeside is finally coming home. They will host the Wallace Miners at 7:05 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Lakeside on the road against Clark Fork as the team secured a 54-6 win.
Meanwhile, Wallace put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 60-36 margin over Clark Fork. Fans of the Miners have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Wallace's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cooper Miller led the charge by throwing for 279 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 165 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Miller's longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Emmitt Myles was Miller's top target, picking up 190 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wallace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 320 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in 11 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Lakeside's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Wallace, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Lakeside couldn't quite finish off Wallace in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 22-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wallace's Julian Davis, who rushed for 137 yards on only 11 carries, and also threw for 27 yards and a touchdown. Now that Lakeside knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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