Football Recap: Lawrenceburg Tigers vs. Connersville Spartans
Lawrenceburg waltzed into their matchup on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their defense stepped up to hand the Connersville Spartans a 51-0 shutout. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Spartans are ranked 209th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Keaten Mcgrath had a dynamite game for Lawrenceburg, picking up 142 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lawrenceburg's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Connersville, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lawrenceburg will head out to take on South Dearborn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lawrenceburg's defense has only allowed 8.4 points per game this season, so South Dearborn's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Connersville, they are taking a road trip to challenge Batesville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Batesville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.3 points per game this season.
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