Lee County has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Wekiva Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Lee County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Colquitt County, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Lee County was ranked fifth). Lee County came out on top against Colquitt County by a score of 47-35 on Friday.
Weston Bryan was his usual excellent self, rushing for 143 yards and four touchdowns, while also throwing for 102 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Ousmane Kromah was another key player, gaining 128 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lee County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wekiva). They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 53-6 victory over Eustis. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
It was another big night for Michael Blackmon, who rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Lee County's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Wekiva, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Lee County has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 288 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Wekiva struggles in that department as they've been averaging 173. It's looking like Friday's match 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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