Football Preview: Linton-Stockton Miners vs. Eastern Greene Thunderbirds
Linton-Stockton is 9-1 against Eastern Greene since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Linton-Stockton Miners will be playing at home against the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. Linton-Stockton will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Linton-Stockton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past North Knox 48-0 at home on Friday. Considering the Miners have won three games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Eastern Greene didn't have too much trouble with Red Hill at home on Friday as they won 28-12.
It was another big night for Peyton Lewis, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Eastern Greene: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Kasen Cullison was in the mix too, providing Eastern Greene with two touchdowns.
Linton-Stockton's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Eastern Greene, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Linton-Stockton against Eastern Greene when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 47-14 victory. In that matchup, Linton-Stockton amassed a halftime lead of 22-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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