Timberlake is 2-8 against Lakeland since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Timberlake Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Lakeland Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, everything went Timberlake's way against St. Maries as Timberlake made off with a 41-16 victory. With the Tigers ahead 27-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Lakeland's offense rose to the challenge against a Bears defense that boasted an average of only 13.17 points allowed on Thursday. Lakeland took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 35-7 win over Moscow. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
Kage (Lovie) Weil was his usual excellent self, rushing for 179 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
The victory made it two in a row for Timberlake and bumps their season record up to 2-4. As for Lakeland, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Timberlake came up short against Lakeland in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 28-24. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lakeland's Peyton Hillman, who threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also punched in two rushing scores. Now that Timberlake knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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