The Hillcrest Knights's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Lakeland Hawks at 6:50 p.m. on Friday. Hillcrest knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Lakeland likes a good challenge.
Hillcrest is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Blackfoot 35-7. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lakeland entered their tilt with Vallivue on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 28-21.
Kage (Lovie) Weil was his usual excellent self, rushing for 154 yards and three touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 68 yards. Haydon Benson was another key player, rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown.
Lakeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 214 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Hillcrest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.9 points per game. As for Lakeland, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
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