Football Preview: Lawrence County Red Devils vs. Russellville Golden Tigers
Lawrence County is 1-9 against Russellville since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lawrence County Red Devils will host the Russellville Golden Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Russellville took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lawrence County, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, everything went Lawrence County's way against Rogers as Lawrence County made off with a 27-7 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Devils.
Meanwhile, Russellville ended up a good deal behind Mars Hill Bible on Friday and lost 28-14. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Tigers in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Russellville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Cameron Phinizee, who rushed for 142 yards, and Gunner Sappington, who picked up 105 receiving yards.
Lawrence County's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Russellville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Lawrence County was dealt a bruising 37-7 loss at the hands of Russellville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Phinizee, who rushed for 187 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 38 receiving yards. Now that Lawrence County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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