Football Preview: Lexington Eagles vs. Poth Pirates
Two dominant signal callers in Kase Evans and Major Luna are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lexington Eagles will take on the Poth Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Lexington sitting on four straight victories and Poth on 12.
Lexington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by George West to the tune of 76-0. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by 24 points or more this season.
A big part of Lexington's win came down to the chemistry between Evans and his top target Noah Wright-Harris. Evans threw for 254 yards and four touchdowns while Wright-Harris rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns. Evans is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played. Weston Bayer also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Lexington didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Robert Kellenberger, Lincoln Bryan, Zack Carter, and Colten Smith picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Poth sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 15-13 victory over East Bernard on Friday. The 15-point effort marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Lexington pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.0 points per game. As for Poth, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0.
Things could have been worse for Lexington, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 26-7 loss to Poth when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Lexington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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