Football Preview: Lawrence County Cougars vs. Forrest County Agricultural Aggies
The Lawrence County Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Forrest County Agricultural Aggies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lawrence County is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since November 17, 2023 on Friday. They came up short against Columbia, falling 55-34. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost six in a row.
Lawrence County might have lost, but man, Wesley Harris was a machine: he rushed for 151 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Harris a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Lawrence County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 395 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Forrest County Agricultural). They blew past Sumrall 35-14 on Friday.
Lawrence County now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Forrest County Agricultural, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Lawrence County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Forrest County Agricultural in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 36-31 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lawrence County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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