Football Preview: Lee County Trojans vs. Houston County Bears
Lee County has gone 8-0 against Houston County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lee County Trojans will take on the Houston County Bears at 7:30 p.m. Lee County will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Lee County was fully in charge, breezing past Northside 55-7. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won six matches by 34 points or more so far this season.
Weston Bryan was his usual excellent self, throwing for 190 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Ousmane Kromah helped Bryan out on the ground, picking up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 37 yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Lee County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Jeramiah Mccloud was especially locked on to Northside's QB and sacked him 2.5 times. Mccloud has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
Despite a strong season so far, Houston County has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They took a 41-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of Thomas County Central on Friday.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Antwann Hill Jr and Jaylen Johnson. Johnson had a great game and threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. Meanwhile, Hill Jr was balling out in the loss, throwing for 259 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 36 yards and a touchdown.
Lee County's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Houston County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Lee County has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 265.7 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Houston County has preferred to attack from the air: they average 310.4 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Lee County beat Houston County 44-35 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Does Lee County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Houston County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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