The Lakeland Cavaliers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Granby Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Lakeland's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Southampton on Thursday. They were outmatched by the Indians on the road and fell 59-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Cavaliers in their matchups with the Indians: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Granby's rock-solid defense showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Saturday. They blew past Booker T. Washington, posting a 77-0 victory on the road. Fans of the Comets have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Granby got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Genesis Rhodes out in front who picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Jshaun Reddin, who threw for 169 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Lakeland's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Granby, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Lakeland was dealt a bruising 54-0 defeat at the hands of Granby when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Granby's Drevyon Tharrington, who rushed for 98 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. Now that Lakeland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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