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Eagles Lose to Walled Lake Western 32-7
Lakeland offense struggles to sustain drives against stingy defense.
The Eagles lost to Walled Lake Western 32-7 on the road Friday night, but the game was a lot closer than the final score indicates.
After being down 15-0 after 3 quarters, Chuck Sanders scored on a 13-yard screen pass from Casey Palanca early in the 4th quarter.
With the touchdown, Lakeland trailed 15-7 with 10:41 to go in the game.
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The Lakeland defense was on the field too much in the second half as the Warriors scored two touchdowns in the last four minutes of the game on two big plays.
The Eagles had trouble sustaining drives all night.
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Lakeland heads back home next Friday against Waterford Kettering.
