The Lawrence County Wildcats will take on the Franklin County Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lawrence County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Lawrence County is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 29, 2023 on Friday. They were beaten by Shelbyville Central 42-14.
Despite the loss, Lawrence County saw an underclassman step up: Carter Pettigrew rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Meanwhile, Franklin County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 48-7 loss at the hands of Columbia Central. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Lions are ranked 107th).
Lawrence County's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Franklin County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Lawrence County and Franklin County were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but Lawrence County suffered an agonizing 31-30 loss. Thankfully for Lawrence County, Ethan Farris (who rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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