The Lexington Catholic Knights will face off against the East Carter Raiders on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lexington Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat West Carter 53-7. The victory was nothing new for the Knights as they're now sitting on five straight.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for East Carter, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They breezed by Bourbon County to the tune of 48-19 on Friday. Considering the Raiders have won five games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
East Carter relied on the efforts of Landon Yoak, who rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry, and Quentin Johnson, who threw for 163 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 passes. That's the most rushing yards Yoak has posted since back in August. Another rusher making a difference was Dzsawn Beason, who rushed for 93 yards on only seven carries.
East Carter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Lexington Catholic pushed their record up to 5-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 46.0 points per game. As for East Carter, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
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