You can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Lakes's strategy against River Ridge on Friday. The Lakes Lancers' defense stepped up to hand the River Ridge Hawks a 48-0 shutout. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Hawks are ranked 122nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lakes wouldn't let River Ridge keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lakes can thank Tristan Baker and Amidjah Dilworth for forcing both of them.
Lakes' win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for River Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Lakes will head out on the road to challenge Peninsula at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lakes' defense has only allowed 7.4 points per game this season, so Peninsula's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for River Ridge, they will host Capital at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Capital will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something River Ridge surely won't give up without a fight.
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