Sheffield had won five straight games and Javarius Triplett did his part to make it six on Friday. The Sheffield Knights took down the Lakeland Preparatory Lions 34-15 thanks in part to Triplett, who rushed for 205 yards on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Another player making a difference was Deangelo Franklin, who picked up three sacks and made 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss). Franklin is crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Sheffield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Sheffield's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Franklin was especially locked on to Lakeland Preparatory's QB and sacked him three times. Another thorn in Lakeland Preparatory's side was Isaiah Lackey, who picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Sheffield pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Lakeland Preparatory, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Sheffield will square off against Wooddale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sheffield is facing Wooddale at the right time seeing as Wooddale is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Lakeland Preparatory, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions faces off against Hamilton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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