The Lewisburg Patriots will face off against the Southaven Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southaven took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Lewisburg, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with six losses in a row dating back to last season, Lewisburg finally turned things around against Hernando last Friday. They walked away with a 17-7 victory over the Tigers.
The critical scores for Lewisburg came from Cael Riden and Andrew Hendrichovsky.
One reason for the win was Lewisburg's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Hernando's QB won't forget Hunter Smith anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Lewisburg got some further help from Grant Walendzik: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Southaven might've scored the first points on Friday, but it was DeSoto Central who claimed the real prize. Southaven took a 35-21 bruising from DeSoto Central. While the Chargers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Jaguars 6-0 in the first quarter.
Lewisburg's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Southaven, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Lewisburg was able to grind out a solid victory over Southaven when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lewisburg since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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