You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Lexington's strategy against Rockdale on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Lexington Eagles blew the Rockdale Tigers out of the water with a 66-7 final score. With the Eagles ahead 49-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Lexington's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kase Evans led the charge by throwing for 283 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. Noah Wright-Harris was Evans' top target, rushing for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Lexington's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Colten Smith led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Gunner Clopton is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least nine every time he's taken the field this season. Lexington got some further help from Zack Carter: he made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lexington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
When it comes to explaining why Rockdale lost, don't look at Deandre Stephens. Despite the final result, he picked up 230 receiving yards and a touchdown. Greyson Williams was another key player, having thrown for 284 yards and onetouchdown.
The victory (which was Lexington's third in a row) raised their record to 3-0. As for Rockdale, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lexington will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Groesbeck at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Groesbeck's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Rockdale, they will square off against Giddings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Rockdale focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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