Football Preview: Garrard County Golden Lions vs. Harrison County Thorobreds
The Garrard County Golden Lions will take on the Harrison County Thorobreds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Garrard County will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Garrard County is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Mercer County just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Titans by a score of 16-14. The game marked the Golden Lions' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Harrison County hadn't done well against Holmes recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Harrison County breezed by Holmes to the tune of 35-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Thorobreds considering their six-point performance the matchup before.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Hunter Jones and he. Jones rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries while he rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Those 60 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Tanner Tumey made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Harrison County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tumey and Alan Price.
Garrard County's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Harrison County, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-7 record.
Things could have been worse for Garrard County, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 46-31 loss to Harrison County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Garrard County, Kaydon Custard (who rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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