After two games on the road, Lewisburg is heading back home. They will welcome the Itawamba Agricultural Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Lewisburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 38-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Olive Branch on Friday.
Jacob Manns put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Cael Riden was Manns' top target, picking up 70 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Itawamba Agricultural has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 14.75 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. The contest between them and New Albany wasn't particularly close, with Itawamba Agricultural falling 38-21. That makes it the first time this season the Indians have let down their home crowd.
Lewisburg's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Itawamba Agricultural, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Lewisburg against Itawamba Agricultural in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 42-14 win. In that matchup, Lewisburg amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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