Football Preview: Lee County Trojans vs. Coffee Trojans
Lee County has won 12 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Coffee has won 12 straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Lee County Trojans will host the Coffee Trojans at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Lee County's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Lee County's upcoming game probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Thomas County Central, who was ranked 56th at the time (Lee County was ranked 39th). Lee County came out on top against Thomas County Central by a score of 35-23 on Saturday. The 35-point effort marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
It was another big night for Weston Bryan, who rushed for 156 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 134 yards on eight of 13 attempts. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (101 yards to be exact) went to Ousmane Kromah.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lee County's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Greg Batson with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. Jacori White was another major factor on D, making five total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging three interceptions which he returned for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lee County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Coffee got themselves on the board against Northside on Monday, but Northside never followed suit. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 41-0 victory over the Eagles. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won four games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Lee County's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Coffee, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-0.
Lee County strolled past Coffee when the teams last played back in November of 2019 by a score of 35-17. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Coffee's Jamal Paulk, who rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Lee County to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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