The Lake Forest Spartans will square off against the Milford Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Milford took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Lake Forest, who comes in off a win.
Lake Forest is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Laurel, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Lake Forest was ranked 14th). Lake Forest claimed a resounding 27-0 victory over Laurel. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Spartans had established a 20 point advantage.
Lake Forest's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ayden Young, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown. N?von Pierce was another key pass catcher, picking up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lake Forest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Milford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 35-0 loss at the hands of Delmar. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Buccaneers were not able to get on the board.
Lake Forest is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.0 points per game. As for Milford, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Lake Forest strolled past Milford in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a score of 48-34. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Milford's Charles Shorts, who rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Lake Forest to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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