Football Preview: Lewis County Panthers vs. Mt. Pleasant Tigers
The Lewis County Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Mt. Pleasant Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lewis County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Last Friday, Lewis County lost to Loretto at home by a 61-44 margin. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (32), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Even though they lost, Lewis County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lewis County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kobe Feichtinger and Bentley Kelsey. Kelsey also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 84.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They managed a 19-13 victory over Summertown.
Lewis County now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Mt. Pleasant, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Everything came up roses for Lewis County against Mt. Pleasant in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 43-14 victory. In that game, Lewis County amassed a halftime lead of 22-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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