Lincoln County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the Clay County Panthers on the road and fell 47-12. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Lincoln County of the 60-38 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Lincoln County's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lucas Johaim, who threw for 217 yards and a touchdown, and Zechariah Miller, who picked up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown. What's more, Johaim also racked up 39 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in October of 2023.
Noah Collins was his usual excellent self, throwing for 293 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for 49 yards and two touchdowns for Clay County. Collins has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. 125 of Collins' passing yards were hauled in by Jakoby Nichols, who also brought in three receiving touchdowns.
Lincoln County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Clay County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Lincoln County will challenge Midland Trail at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Midland Trail will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Clay County, they will square off against Braxton County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clay County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Braxton County likes a good challenge.
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