Football Game Preview: St. Albans Red Dragons vs. Lincoln County Panthers

By Team Reports Oct 15, 2024, 5:04am

Football Preview: St. Albans Red Dragons vs. Lincoln County Panthers

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The St. Albans Red Dragons will square off against the Lincoln County Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln County took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Albans, who comes in off a win.

Having struggled with seven defeats in a row dating back to last season, St. Albans finally turned things around against South Charleston on Friday. Everything went their way against the Black Eagles as they made off with a 29-7 victory. The Red Dragons' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Meanwhile, Lincoln County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Nitro on the road and fell 61-7. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Wildcats are ranked 17th).

St. Albans' first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Lincoln County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.

St. Albans strolled past Lincoln County in their previous meeting back in October of 2019 by a score of 24-6. Does St. Albans have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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