Football Preview: Livingston Lions vs. Lumberton Raiders
The Livingston Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Lumberton Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Livingston is looking for their season's first win.
Livingston is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Hargrave on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Livingston was outmatched by Hargrave at home and fell 76-22. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 829th, while the Falcons are ranked 214th).
Although Livingston took the loss, they still got scores from Carson Pipes, Zayden Martin, and Damorian Hill.
Even though they lost, Livingston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Lumberton earned a 24-14 victory over Hardin-Jefferson on Friday.
Livingston's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Lumberton, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6.
Livingston was dealt a bruising 56-21 loss at the hands of Lumberton in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Livingston, Lucas Powell (who threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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