It was fun while it lasted, but Lakeside's undefeated season came to an end after seven games on Friday. They were beaten by the Brunswick Pirates 61-34. The loss put an end to the Panthers' undefeated start to the season.
Despite the loss, Lakeside still got an impressive performance from Ty Jones, who rushed for 203 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns. Jones' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Brandon Grissom, who gained 122 total yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Lakeside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Leading Brunswick to victory were Grant Moore and William Heck. Moore threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes, while Heck rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance also gave Moore a new career-high in rushing yards. 131 of those passing yards were hauled in by Heze Kent, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lakeside fell to 7-1. As for Brunswick, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against Bradwell Institute at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lakeside will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Brunswick, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on South Effingham at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
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