Rogers and Lexington are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Rogers Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Lexington Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Rogers is coming into the match on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They breezed by Thrall to the tune of 61-27 on Friday. The contest marked the Eagles' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, while Lexington put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Comfort. Lexington claimed a resounding 62-0 win over Comfort. Considering the Eagles have won seven matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kase Evans was his usual excellent self, throwing for 327 yards and five touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of Evans' aerial production (106 yards to be exact) went to Mason Biehle, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Lexington pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.2 points per game. As for Rogers, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Everything came up roses for Rogers against Lexington when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-14 victory. In that game, Rogers amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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