The Muskies come in after one of the wildest games in school history, when they knocked off previously undefeated Eureka 56-55 last week on Senior Day. Michael Moreau (Sr.-Crown Point, Ind.) rushed 21 yards for a score with 56 seconds left to give Lakeland its first lead of the game, and the Muskies defense stopped the Red Devils on a two-point conversion attempt going for the win with 18 seconds left. Lakeland fell behind 21-0 just 3:44 into the game and trailed for all but 1:14 of the contest, but the Muskies kept digging and stopped Eureka's 16-game regular season winning streak. 

Aurora also comes in off a win after defeating Benedictine 41-24 on the road last week. Tyran Bailey set a school single-game record with 295 yards rushing and added three touchdowns, including runs of 56 and 53 yards in the second half and Aurora piled up 459 yards of offense for its third straight win.

Aurora is the longest-running opponent in Lakeland football history, with the series between the two schools dating back to the Muskies' first season in 1934. This is the 35th meeting all-time, and Lakeland took an 18-16 lead in the series after a 47-38 victory last year. Michael Whitley led a 75-yard drive in the final minute and hit Dezmon Eddie (Jr.-Alexandria, La.) for a five-yard touchdown pass with two seconds left for the go-ahead score, and Lakeland also added a touchdown on the ensuing kickoff as time ran out when Diante Moses (Sr.-Houston, Texas) recovered a fumble in the end zone after the Spartans attempted a number of laterals.

Aurora University will provide live video and live statistics from Saturday's game at https://athletics.aurora.edu/sports/2014/12/4/GameViewer.aspx?id=256.

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