Football Recap: Lenoir City Panthers vs. Walker Valley Mustangs
After losing to Walker Valley the last time they met, Lenoir City decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Lenoir City Panthers secured a 41-35 W over the Walker Valley Mustangs on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Lenoir City got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Gabe Cannon out in front who rushed for 96 yards and three touchdowns. Those 96 rushing yards gave Cannon a new career-high. Channing Mccord was another key back, rushing for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
Lenoir City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Lenoir City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Darius Bass and Cannon.
Lenoir City is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Walker Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 7-4.
Lenoir City will venture away from home to challenge East Hamilton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lenoir City is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season. Walker Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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