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This game was a turning point for the Laker D last year. There were a lot of questions about whether they could live up to standards of the offense. They gave up a lot of yardage, but they held strong once WC got down to the red zone. I believe it was this particular game that they all began to believe that they had the ability to play with the bigger stronger teams.

The difference this year is that Lakers have gotten bigger and stronger themselves.....this may be the biggest Laker team ever. Whitley County only had one real horse during this game last year, but Ysidro developed steadily throughout last season and has given WC another option in their option offense. The key to game for the Lakers will be to stop Bryant without loading up the box so much that the option opens up too much. The Key to game for WC is to try to stop Britt and not forget that there are 3-4 other Lakers on the field capable of the big play. I still give the slight edge to the Lakers:

RCHS 36
WCHS 28