Lakewood was the 28-8 winner over North Johnston when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Lakewood Leopards were just a hair shy of victory on Monday and fell 8-7 to the North Johnston Panthers. The matchup marked the Leopards' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Lakewood's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Reed Ammons picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Lakewood's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for North Johnston, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-2.
Lakewood will challenge Union at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lakewood is facing Union at the right time seeing as Union is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for North Johnston, they will square off against Spring Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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