The Clay County Panthers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Lincoln County Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Clay County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Clay County 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 took their matchup with ease, bagging a 68-20 victory over Poca. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 21 points or more this season.
Clay County relied on the efforts of Seth Robinson, who rushed for 262 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.4 yards per carry, and Noah Collins, who rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Collins a new career-high in rushing yards.
Clay County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 438 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Clay County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kohan Ramsey, Joel Elliott, and Jakoby Nichols picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Lincoln County was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell to St. Albans 18-12.
Clay County's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Lincoln County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Clay County took their victory against Lincoln County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 60-38. Will Clay County repeat their success, or does Lincoln County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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