Lakeview is 0-6 against Greenville since September of 2016 but things could change on Saturday. The Lakeview Sailors will face off against the Greenville Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,095 yards in their previous games.
Lakeview will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Franklin on Friday. Lakeview breezed by Franklin to the tune of 44-12. With that victory, the Sailors brought their scoring average up to 27.6 points per game.
Leyton Zacherl had a dynamite game for Lakeview, throwing for 288 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Zacherl didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended two passes. Blake Skiles was in the mix too, providing Lakeview with two touchdowns.
Lakeview wouldn't let Franklin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lakeview can thank Owen Reynolds and Gavin Schell for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Greenville had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.1 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 27-6 margin over the Knights. Considering the Trojans have won seven matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Greenville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Rudy Gentile out in front who rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Gentile a new career-high in rushing yards. Nick Solderich also helped out as he racked up 119 rushing yards.
Greenville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 367 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Greenville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cael Thurber and Justin Schell.
The victory got Lakeview back to even at 5-5. As for Greenville, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Saturday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Lakeview has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 192 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Greenville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 225.4. It's looking like Saturday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Lakeview took a serious blow against Greenville when the teams last played on October 4th, falling 36-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Solderich, who rushed for 127 yards on only ten carries, and also threw for 103 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Now that Lakeview knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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