The Lakeside Lions have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Nathan Hale Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Lakeside is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 15, 2023 last Thursday. They were outmatched by Ingraham at home and fell 42-14. The loss continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Rams: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Nathan Hale never let their opponents score last Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Cleveland 41-0 on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Raiders just coasted through the last quarter.
A big part of Nathan Hale's win came down to the chemistry between Mubarek Aman and his top target Hussein Alibadi. Aman threw for 99 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes while Alibadi gained 49 total yards and two touchdowns.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Nathan Hale's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Keaandre Rogers was the leader with 2.5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Nathan Hale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Lakeside's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Nathan Hale, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Lakeside came up short against Nathan Hale when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 15-8. Will Lakeside have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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