Football Preview: Russell County Lakers vs. Larue County Hawks
The Russell County Lakers will venture away from home to square off against the Larue County Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Two weeks ago, Russell County came up short against Wayne County and fell 30-21. The Lakers haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Larue County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They were dealt a 78-0 defeat at the hands of Central. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 22nd).
Russell County's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-5. As for Larue County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Russell County came up short against Larue County when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 25-20. Can Russell County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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