Football Preview: Larue County Hawks vs. Russell County Lakers
The Larue County Hawks's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Russell County Lakers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Larue County's offense hasn't had much luck over their past nine matches, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Larue County is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Central on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Larue County had to suffer through a 78-0 loss at the hands of Central. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Russell County came up short against Wayne County two weeks ago and fell 30-21. The Lakers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Larue County's record now sits at 0-9. As for Russell County, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-5.
Larue County didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Russell County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 25-20 victory. Will Larue County repeat their success, or does Russell County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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