Football Preview: Itawamba Agricultural Indians vs. Lewisburg Patriots
The Itawamba Agricultural Indians will face off against the Lewisburg Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Itawamba Agricultural's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Lewisburg's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Itawamba Agricultural's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when New Albany offense got past them. The contest between Itawamba Agricultural and New Albany wasn't particularly close, with Itawamba Agricultural falling 38-21. That makes it the first time this season the Indians have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Lewisburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 38-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Olive Branch. One positive for the Patriots, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Lewisburg's loss came about despite a quality game from Jacob Manns, who threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Manns a new career-high in rushing yards. Cael Riden also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Itawamba Agricultural's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Lewisburg, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Itawamba Agricultural took a serious blow against Lewisburg when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 42-14. Thankfully for Itawamba Agricultural, Gunner Gilmore (who rushed for 43 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 222 yards and a touchdown while completing 84.6% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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