Football Preview: Utopian Academy for the Arts vs. Lamar County Trojans
Utopian Academy for the Arts are taking a road trip to take on the Lamar County Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Utopian Academy for the Arts hasn't scored more than six points for six games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Utopian Academy for the Arts' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Putnam County on Friday. They were outmatched by the War Eagles at home and fell 69-0.
Meanwhile, Lamar County took their matchup on the road on Saturday with ease, bagging a 41-12 victory over Towers. The Trojans pushed the score to 41-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Titans cut but never quite recovered from.
The critical scores for Lamar County came from Zyquavius Hughley, Kaden Carter, Markiviyon Dugger, and Kenyae Barnes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lamar County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Utopian Academy for the Arts' defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Lamar County, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
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