The Lamar Raiders and the Adams County Christian Rebels are set to duel on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Lamar was fully in charge, breezing past East Rankin Academy 47-14. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Patriots are ranked 216th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Dkharian Towner and he. Towner rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries while he rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. What's more, Ashton Jones also racked up 139 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in August. Wyatt Bond was another key player, throwing for 53 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Lamar was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Adams County Christian). They breezed by Cathedral to the tune of 42-8 on Friday. The victory was familiar territory for the Rebels who have now won three games in a row.
Lamar has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Adams County Christian, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
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