The Mitchell County Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Lincoln County Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mitchell County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 47-12 win over Hancock Central. That looming 47-12 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Eagles yet this season.
Mitchell County relied on the efforts of Khalil Murray, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns, and Jonathan Isom, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Murray a new career-high in rushing yards. Nicolas Williams handled things on the ground, rushing for 91 yards.
Meanwhile, Lincoln County put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Charlton County 49-20. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by 23 points or more this season.
Kelby Glaze continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 77 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Norman, who gained 55 total yards and three touchdowns.
Lincoln County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lincoln County's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Aiden Jones was the leader with two.
Lincoln County's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.3 points per game. As for Mitchell County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Mitchell County has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 227.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lincoln County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 252.3. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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