The Murfreesboro Rattlers will challenge the Lafayette County Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Murfreesboro is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Last Friday, Murfreesboro was able to grind out a solid victory over Dierks, taking the game 28-16.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lafayette County). They came out on top against Spring Hill by a score of 43-36 on Friday. With that win, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 28.5 points per game.
It was another big night for Rodrevious Bailey, who rushed for 165 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Jordan Walters, who rushed for 119 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lafayette County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 374 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Lafayette County wouldn't let Spring Hill keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Lafayette County can thank Tasean Gulley and Terry Kemp for forcing all of them.
Murfreesboro's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Lafayette County, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Murfreesboro strolled past Lafayette County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 28-14. Does Murfreesboro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lafayette County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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