Ladysmith had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They walked away with a 29-20 win over the Unity Eagles. The Lumberjacks have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ladysmith to victory, but perhaps none more so than Timmy Meltz, who rushed for 28 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 133 yards on 18 of 26 attempts. Doug Stevenson was Meltz's top target, rushing for 41 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 37 receiving yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Ladysmith was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Ladysmith's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Unity, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5.
Ladysmith will square off against Webster at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ladysmith's defense has only allowed 15.3 points per game this season, so Webster's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Unity, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Boyceville at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Boyceville's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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