Lakeside entered their match against Shiloh on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Lakeside Vikings took a 29-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Shiloh Generals. The Vikings just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Despite the loss, Lakeside still got an impressive performance from Kyle Davis, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 115 yards on ten of 17 attempts. Davis is becoming a predictor of Lakeside's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 0-4 when he doesn't). Jayson Michel also helped out with an impressive 86 receiving yards.
Marlin Mathis was his usual excellent self, rushing for 303 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per carry for Shiloh. The dominant performance gave Mathis a new career-high in rushing yards.
Lakeside now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Shiloh, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lakeside will host Woodward Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Woodward Academy will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Lakeside surely won't give up without a fight. As for Shiloh, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Dunwoody at 7:30 p.m.
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