The Lincoln County Panthers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Clay County Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Lincoln County's offense hasn't had much luck over their past three games, but Friday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Last Friday, Lincoln County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 18-12 to St. Albans.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Clay County's strategy against Poca on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Clay County blew Poca out of the water with a 68-20 final score. The matchup marked the Panthers' most dominant win of the 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. Those 262 rushing yards gave Robinson a new career-high.
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.
Lincoln County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Clay County, their record is now 5-3.
Lincoln County might still be hurting after the 60-38 loss they got from Clay County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Collins, who threw for 329 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 94 yards on only eight carries. Now that Lincoln County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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