The Lakewood Leopards are taking a road trip to square off against the East Columbus Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Things were looking good for Lakewood after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 20-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hobbton. While the Leopards didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 7-0 in the first quarter.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Calvin Lacewell Jr and Amir Tate. Tate had a great game and rushed for 121 yards and one score on only 11 carries. Meanwhile, Lacewell Jr did his best for the losing side, rushing for 89 yards, while also throwing for five yards and one TD.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Columbus). They blew past North Duplin, posting a 78-0 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
East Columbus' win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Lakewood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Lakewood couldn't quite finish off East Columbus in their previous matchup back in September of 2021 and fell 32-29. Can the Leopards avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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