The Lake City Panthers will square off against the Lamar Silver Foxes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Lake City will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They had to suffer through a 41-6 loss at the hands of May River. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-6.
Meanwhile, Lamar didn't have quite enough to beat Central on Friday and fell 40-38.
Despite the loss, Lamar got top-tier performance from Zori Pierce, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most total yards Pierce has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Kamon Miller, who gained 89 total yards and two touchdowns.
Lake City now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Lamar, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
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