Two dominant backs in Jamar Lewis and Vernon Cole are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The King Jaguars will square off against the Lane Tech Champions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, King didn't have too much trouble with Payton College Prep as they won 22-3.
Meanwhile, Lane Tech won against Phillips last Friday with 13 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Champions secured a 13-7 W over Westinghouse. The win continues a trend for the Champions in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won five in a row.
The critical scores for Lane Tech came from Samuel Boadu and Blake Perkins.
King's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Lane Tech, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
King took a serious blow against Lane Tech when the teams last played back in September of 2016, falling 41-0. Can the Jaguars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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