Lakeland had won five straight games and Kage (Lovie) Weil did his part to make it six on Friday. The Lakeland Hawks came out on top against the Vallivue Falcons by a score of 28-21 thanks in part to Weil, who rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 68 yards.
Weil was just one part of a punishing run game: Lakeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 214 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Vallivue still got an impressive performance from Isaac Moore, who rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Moore a new career-high in rushing yards. Onix Carson was another key player, rushing for 42 yards and three touchdowns.
Lakeland pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.0 points per game. As for Vallivue, they moved to 7-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Lakeland will head out to take on Hillcrest at 6:50 p.m. on Friday. Lakeland's defense has only allowed 11.9 points per game this season, so Hillcrest's offense will have their work cut out for them. Vallivue does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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