The East Limestone Indians are taking a road trip to face off against the Lawrence County Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Limestone will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
East Limestone took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past West Limestone 27-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Indians have posted against the Wildcats since August 30, 2018.
Jake Cochran was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. East Limestone also got a significant boost from Adrian Villa, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 123 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: East Limestone was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
East Limestone wouldn't let West Limestone keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Xavier Donald was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Lawrence County beat Haleyville 34-27 on Thursday.
The win snapped East Limestone's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 1-4 record. As for Lawrence County, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
East Limestone suffered a grim 43-22 defeat to Lawrence County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can East Limestone avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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