After flying high against Green Sea Floyds last Friday, Lamar came back down to earth. The Lamar Silver Foxes fell just short of the Central Eagles by a score of 40-38 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Silver Foxes of the 33-20 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2019.
Despite the loss, Lamar still got an impressive performance from Zori Pierce, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most total yards Pierce has posted since back in October of 2023. Kamon Miller was another key player, gaining 89 total yards and two touchdowns.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Tray Wilson and he. Wilson rushed for 76 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries while he rushed for 76 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. With that strong performance, Aiden Short is now averaging an impressive 125 rushing yards per game.
Lamar now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Central, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1.
Lamar will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge Lake City at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lamar is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Central, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Blacksburg at 7:30 p.m. on September 20th.
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