Football Preview: Dierks Outlaws vs. Lafayette County Cougars
The Dierks Outlaws are taking a road trip to face off against the Lafayette County Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Two weeks ago, Dierks was fully in charge, breezing past Parkers Chapel 58-8 on the road. With the Outlaws ahead 45-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, while Lafayette County put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Horatio. Lafayette County breezed by Horatio at home to the tune of 28-0. The Cougars pushed the score to 20-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions had little chance of recovering from.
Lafayette County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Rodrevious Bailey led the charge by picking up 151 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 48 yards. Bailey torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards. Elijah Martin also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Lafayette County wouldn't let Horatio keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lafayette County can thank Martin and Ricardo Wimbley for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Martin a new career-high in rushing yards. Another thorn in Horatio's side was Tj Johnson, who made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Lafayette County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in four consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Dierks' win ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1. As for Lafayette County, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Dierks came up short against Lafayette County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 16-12. Can Dierks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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