Lamar has gone 4-0 against C.A. Johnson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lamar Silver Foxes are taking a road trip to square off against the C.A. Johnson Hornets at 7:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
C.A. Johnson is hoping to do what Lee Central couldn't on Friday: put an end to Lamar's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Lamar blew past Lee Central 39-12 at home. The Silver Foxes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 27 points or more this season.
Lamar can attribute much of their success to Zori Pierce, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and Nygel Eaddy, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. That's the most rushing yards Pierce has posted since back in November of 2023. Nyshaun Quillen was in the mix as well, providing Lamar with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lamar was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask C.A. Johnson). They blew past Great Falls, posting a 48-6 win at home. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-0.
C.A. Johnson's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jeremaih Knightner led the charge by rushing for 88 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Knightner also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making four total tackles. Jaylen Miller was another key player, rushing for 55 yards and a touchdown.
Lamar's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for C.A. Johnson, their win bumped their record up to 2-6.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Lamar has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 157.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like C.A. Johnson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 192.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Lamar was able to grind out a solid victory over C.A. Johnson in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, winning 24-16. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lamar since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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