After three games on the road, Lawrence County is heading back home. They will host the Sumrall Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sumrall took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Lawrence County, who comes in off a win.
Lawrence County's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Tylertown's usually-dominant defense. Lawrence County enjoyed a cozy 36-18 victory over Tylertown. The Cougars' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lawrence County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 363 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 250.7.
Lawrence County wouldn't let Tylertown keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lawrence County can thank Lafreddrick Harris and Jeremiah Fortenberry for forcing both of them. Fortenberry also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 15.
Meanwhile, Sumrall was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Hattiesburg at home and fell 40-7. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Tigers are ranked sixth).
The win got Lawrence County back to even at 3-3. As for Sumrall, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Lawrence County strolled past Sumrall when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 53-37. Will Lawrence County repeat their success, or does Sumrall have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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