Football Preview: Lawrenceburg Tigers vs. Connersville Spartans
Lawrenceburg has gone 10-0 against Connersville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lawrenceburg Tigers will be playing at home against the Connersville Spartans at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lawrenceburg has six straight victories, Connersville has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
It was a proper cat-fight when Lawrenceburg duked it out withRushville on Friday. Lawrenceburg breezed by Rushville at home to the tune of 38-6. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won four games by 24 points or more so far this season.
Lawrenceburg got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was D'Kari Mucker out in front who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards Mucker has posted since back in September of 2023. Keaten Mcgrath did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 112 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lawrenceburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, a victory for Connersville just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 62-6 loss at the hands of East Central. The Spartans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-0.
Lawrenceburg's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Connersville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Lawrenceburg against Connersville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 52-7 victory. In that contest, Lawrenceburg amassed a halftime lead of 45-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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