The Southwood Knights will face off against the Lewis Cass Kings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southwood is looking for their season's first victory.
Southwood's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Rochester on Friday. They had to suffer through a 29-0 loss at the hands of the Zebras. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Zebras are ranked 132nd).
Meanwhile, a win for Lewis Cass just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 49-28 to Manchester. That's two games in a row now that the Kings have lost by exactly 21 points.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jonathan Mack, who rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Jed Frey was another key back, rushing for 121 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lewis Cass was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 446 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 196 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Southwood's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Lewis Cass, they dropped their record down to 3-5 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Southwood might still be hurting after the 38-14 defeat they got from Lewis Cass in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Southwood was down 30-7.
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