After each having a week off, the Lincoln County Falcons and the Cookeville Cavaliers will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln County is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Lincoln County on the road against Franklin County as the team secured a 49-6 win. The matchup marked the Falcons' most dominant victory of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lincoln County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maddox Franklin, who threw for 202 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Lincoln County also got a significant boost from Carsen Carter, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 96 yards.
Meanwhile, Cookeville gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They enjoyed a cozy 45-29 win over Gallatin. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Cavaliers were the (much) better team in the second half.
It was another big night for Blake Owen, who rushed for 232 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 167 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Blake Barrett, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Lincoln County pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Cookeville, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Lincoln County was dealt a bruising 41-13 defeat at the hands of Cookeville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lincoln County was down 27-7.
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