Football Preview: Lithia Springs Lions vs. St. Anne-Pacelli Vikings
After two games on the road, Lithia Springs is heading back home. They will take on the St. Anne-Pacelli Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lithia Springs is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Mount Paran Christian 40-0 on Wednesday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Eagles are ranked 247th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lithia Springs had a senior duo take command as Jasmine McDowell rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns and Ari Holton rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown. McDowell got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 66 yards.
Meanwhile, St. Anne-Pacelli had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 25-0 margin over the Cougars.
St. Anne-Pacelli has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.6 points per game. As for Lithia Springs, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Lithia Springs came up short against St. Anne-Pacelli in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 12-6. Can Lithia Springs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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