Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lipscomb Academy). Everything went their way against the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish on Friday as the Lipscomb Academy Mustangs made off with a 47-23 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 23-3.
Several Fighting Irish players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Matthew Rogers, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
The win made it two in a row for Lipscomb Academy and bumps their season record up to 3-5. As for Knoxville Catholic, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lipscomb Academy will venture away from home to take on Brentwood Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Knoxville Catholic, they are taking a road trip to square off against McCallie at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. McCallie is coming into the match with three straight victories at home, so Knoxville Catholic will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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