The Rutland Hurricanes have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Lamar County Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Thursday, Rutland ended up a good deal behind Howard and lost 31-12. The Hurricanes have struggled against the Huskies recently, as their match on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Rutland's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Rashon Collier.
Even though they lost, Rutland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Lamar County beat Jackson 19-10 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
One reason for the win was Lamar County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Bryson Johnson and Jermaine Doctor who racked up four sacks between them. Doctor also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making four total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Rutland's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Lamar County, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
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