Football Preview: Franklin County Lions vs. West Hall Spartans
The Franklin County Lions will venture away from home to face off against the West Hall Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Franklin County will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 32-point they dealt West-Oak on Friday. Franklin County blew past West-Oak, posting a 49-17 victory at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their nine-point performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, West Hall never let their opponents score last Friday. They really took it to Johnson for the full four quarters, racking up a 73-0 win on the road. The match marked the Spartans' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Elijah Hayes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 220 yards and seven touchdowns on only 12 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Hall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Franklin County's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-1. As for West Hall, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-1.
Franklin County beat West Hall 21-14 in their previous matchup back in October of 2015. Does Franklin County have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Hall turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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