The Pineville Mountain Lions will take on the Rockcastle County Rockets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Rockcastle County is headed out to face a Mountain Lions squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Pineville took a blow against Clay County on Friday, falling 56-14.
Meanwhile, Rockcastle County didn't have too much trouble with Anderson County at home on Friday as they won 35-20.
Isaiah Jackson and Carter Powell were among the main playmakers for Rockcastle County as the former rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries and the latter rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns.
Rockcastle County's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Leading the way was Powell and his two sacks. Hunter Pingleton was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Pineville took a serious blow against Rockcastle County when the teams last played back in August of 2023, falling 56-14. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pineville was down 50-8.
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