After each having a week off, the Cookeville Cavaliers and the Lincoln County Falcons will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Cookeville gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They took down Gallatin 45-29. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Cavaliers were the (much) better team in the second half.
Blake Owen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 232 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry, and also throwing for 167 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Blake Barrett, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Meanwhile, Lincoln County entered their tilt with Franklin County last Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They claimed a resounding 49-6 victory over the Rebels on the road. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won four matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
Lincoln County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Maddox Franklin led the charge by throwing for 202 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Carsen Carter helped Franklin out on the ground, rushing for 96 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
The win made it two in a row for Cookeville and bumps their season record up to 6-1. As for Lincoln County, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Everything came up roses for Cookeville against Lincoln County when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 41-13 win. In that game, Cookeville amassed a halftime lead of 27-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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