In its prior matchup, Lawrence County struggled on the road against Greenup County, and the return home did not provide any consolation. Lawrence County has to be hurting after a devastating 43 - 14 defeat at the hands of Paintsville. The blowout was painful but not necessarily a surprise as Paintsville is ranked 37th in the state, 89 places higher than Lawrence County.
Lawrence County's defense took a beating in the first half, giving up 29 points. That put it down 29 - 6. It allowed 14 points to fall even further behind in the second half.
The win got Paintsville up to 5-1. Lawrence County dropped down to.500 with a 2-2 record.
Both Lawrence County and Paintsville will be guarding their home fields in their upcoming games. Paintsville will square off against Hazard this Thursday at 7:30 PM. Paintsville has blown out its past three opponents, so Hazard has its work cut out for it. As for Lawrence County, it will face off against Sheldon Clark Friday at 7:30 PM. This meeting makes it back-to-back home games for Lawrence County.
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