The Rockcastle County Rockets will welcome the Estill County Engineers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rockcastle County has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 122 points over their last three matchups.
Last Friday, everything went Rockcastle County's way against Casey County as Rockcastle County made off with a 43-22 win. The result was nothing new for the Rockets, who have now won six matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Rockcastle County's victory came down to the chemistry between Caden Lovell and his top target Isaiah Jackson. Lovell threw for 96 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes while Jackson gained 102 total yards and a touchdown. Connor Wright also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Rockcastle County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Rockcastle County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brayden Thacker and Wright. Another thorn in Casey County's side was Hunter Pingleton, who picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Estill County). They put the hurt on Bourbon County with a sharp 56-36 win on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Engineers.
Rockcastle County's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 23.1 points. As for Estill County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Rockcastle County against Estill County in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-12 win. Does Rockcastle County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Estill County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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