Football Preview: Lewis County Panthers vs. Mt. Pleasant Tigers
The Lewis County Panthers will head out on the road to challenge 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 game than the last.
Last Friday, Lewis County ended up a good deal behind Loretto and lost 61-44. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (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 snuck past Summertown with a 19-13 victory.
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 when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 43-14 victory. In that contest, Lewis County amassed a halftime lead of 22-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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