The Lewis County Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Milan Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lewis County is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Waverly Central: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lewis County blew Waverly Central out of the water with a 41-0 final score. Considering the Panthers have won five games by more than 25 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Milan came tearing into last Thursday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 31-20.
Jaydon Peete continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 256 yards and a touchdown while picking up 13.5 yards per carry. Those 256 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Milan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Lewis County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.6 points per game. As for Milan, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Lewis County has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 165 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Milan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 273.4. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Lewis County took a serious blow against Milan in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 40-6. Can Lewis County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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