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| 10/17/25 - Away | 52-7 W |
| 10/25/24 - Away | 35-17 W |
| 10/20/23 - Home | 30-31 L |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lawrence County). They breezed past the Franklin County Rebels to the tune of 52-7 on Friday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-0.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lawrence County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carter Pettigrew, who rushed for 69 yards and a pair of scores on only nine carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Clayton, who threw for 141 yards and one TD while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Lawrence County's run defense was locked in: Franklin County could only muster 0.9 yards per carry. While three picked up at least five total tackles, Taydon Russell stood above the rest. He picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss). Lawrence County didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.5.
Lawrence County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Demetrius Silva and Gage Smith. Lawrence County received some extra help from Gage Moses, whose fumble return for a touchdown made for one of the most unforgettable moments.
The win made it two in a row for Lawrence County and bumps their season record up to 6-2. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 24 points in those games. As for Franklin County, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Lawrence County will take on rival Lincoln County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Pettigrew and Carsen Carter. Meanwhile, Franklin County is set to challenge their familiar foe Tullahoma at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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