If a lengthy lightning delay wasn't enough to spoil homecoming at Lakeville North, a loss to rival Prior Lake did the trick.

Prior Lake (3-1) jumped to an early 10-point lead and forced five turnovers en route to a 10-7 win over Lakeville North on Friday night at Panthers Stadium.

The Lakers scored a touchdown on the first drive of the game and kicked a field goal on the second to take a 10-0 lead. Though the Panthers fought back for most of the game, that 10-point lead proved to be just enough for the Lakers.

A 54-yard dash by Prior Lake running back Jacob Rosonke slammed the door shut late in the game.

"We told our kids after that loss to Rosemount that good things aren't always going to happen to us, so it's kind of fitting the game played out like that," Prior Lake coach Matthew Gegenheimer said.

Prior Lake senior running back Jacob Rosonke races for a big pick up and a first down against Lakeville North in the fourth quarter of Friday's game at Lakeville North High School, September 19, 2014. The play would seal the game as Prior Lake would hold off Lakeville North, 10-7. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)

"We fought through a lot of hard things, and I'm really proud of the way we came out tonight."

It wasn't exactly the blackout that changed the tide of the Super Bowl between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers two years ago. It did, however, feel a bit similar as an outside element right around halftime altered the course of the game.

As the Lakeville North band played at halftime, strikes of lightning in the distance stole the show. That was only the beginning of the madness.

Minnesota State High School League rules mandate that a game be delayed 30 minutes after every visible lightning strike, and that rule came into effect on multiple occasions Friday night. League officials cleared the stadium, and the stands resembled a ghost town for the better part of an hour.

Fans were allowed back through the gates following the postponement, and players started to warm up. Then, with seconds left before the game was set to resume, there was another lightning strike, and another delay.

"I was all ready to go out and get playing again, and then all of a sudden they tell us to go back to the locker rooms," Prior Lake senior defensive back Payton Anderson said. "It was really frustrating. We overcame it, though, and I'm proud of that.

Prior Lake senior quarterback Lucas Olson looks at a wall of Lakeville North defenders as he tries to advance the ball in the second quarter of Friday's game at Lakeville North High School, September 19, 2014. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)

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Players sat behind the stands no less than 50 feet apart during the second delay, and Gegenheimer and Lakeville North coach Brian Vossen chatted for about 30 minutes near the field.

"It is kind of odd to sit there and talk with him," Gegenheimer said. "We were all in the same situation tonight."

Anderson had two interceptions -- one late in the second half -- and recovered a fumble. He and the Lakers defense forced three Lakeville North (3-1) turnovers after halftime.

"We didn't play well," Vossen said. "We made a thousand different mistakes tonight. I thought we made all the mistakes we could possibly make in the first half, and we found a way to make a few more in the second half."

Anderson said the rivalry win was big for his team's confidence after it lost 21-0 at the hands of Rosemount two weeks ago.

"We were all feeling down after the loss to Rosemount, but we knew we could play with anybody," Anderson said. "We came out here and proved it on both sides of the field tonight. It was a huge win."