Football Preview: East Lawrence Eagles vs. Danville Hawks
After starting their season with three straight games on the road, East Lawrence is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Danville Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
East Lawrence will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Hatton on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 37-point defeat they were dealt back in August. East Lawrence fell just short of Hatton by a score of 22-20. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 6-6 at halftime, Danville was not quite West Limestone's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a 19-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
East Lawrence's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Danville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
East Lawrence was able to grind out a solid victory over Danville in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, winning 20-7. Will East Lawrence repeat their success, or does Danville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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