The Lakes Lancers will challenge the Peninsula Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Lakes sitting on five straight wins and Peninsula on three.
Lakes' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 48-0 victory over River Ridge. The matchup marked the Lancers' most dominant win of the season so far.
Lakes' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Toetu Moliga, who rushed for 124 yards and two scores on only 15 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Jadis Lefono, who threw for 197 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 73.3% of his passes.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Lakes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Peninsula). They blew past North Thurston 50-0 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Seahawks considering their ten-point performance the game before.
Lakes' win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Peninsula, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Lakes didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Peninsula in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 21-15 victory. Will the Lancers repeat their success, or do the Seahawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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