After two games on the road, Lake is heading back home. They will welcome the Bay Springs Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Lake is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Morton just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Panthers, falling 34-14. The Hornets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-6.
Meanwhile, Bay Springs came tearing into Friday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Tigers at home to the tune of 44-0. 44 seems to be a good number for the Bulldogs as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Malaki Page was his usual excellent self, rushing for 55 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 53 receiving yards. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making five total tackles. Jaylen Flowers was another key player, picking up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lake now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Bay Springs, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Lake took a serious blow against Bay Springs in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 34-6. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lake was down 26-0.
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