Football Game Preview: Boyle County vs. Mercer County

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If the MaxPreps state rankings hold true, the near future looks bright for Boyle County. On Friday they will take on Mercer County at 7:30 PM. Boyle County know how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Mercer County like a good challenge.

Boyle County brought a eight-game winning streak into their game against Western Hills last Friday; they left with a nine-game streak. Boyle County took down Western Hills 54-35. Junior Reed Lanter and senior Tanner Crawford were among the main playmakers for Boyle County as the former passed for 185 yards and 4 touchdowns and the latter rushed for 154 yards and 1 touchdown. If you haven't heard Lanter's name lately, then you haven't been paying much attention: he has loomed large in their past nine games.

After a string of three wins, Mercer County's good fortune finally ran out two weeks ago. Mercer County didn't finish too far behind, but the squad still lost 21-26 to Taylor County.

Boyle County were fully in charge the last time the two teams met, breezing past Mercer County 56-14. Will Boyle County repeat their success, or does Mercer County have a better game plan this time around ? We'll find out soon enough.