On Friday, Lake Forest faced Laurel in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lake Forest Spartans blew past the Laurel Bulldogs 27-0. This was payback for the Spartans, who suffered a 34-20 loss the last time these two teams met.
Lake Forest's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ayden Young, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown. Another pass catcher making a difference was N?von Pierce, who picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lake Forest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Lake Forest has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.0 points per game. As for Laurel, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Lake Forest has already played their next game, a 49-14 win against Milford on the 8th. As for Laurel, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 21-0 victory against Sussex Tech on the 8th.
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