The Dierks Outlaws are taking a road trip to face off against the Lafayette County Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Dierks humbled Parkers Chapel with a 58-8 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-0.
Meanwhile, while Lafayette County put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Horatio. Lafayette County breezed by Horatio at home to the tune of 28-0. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cougars had established a 20 point advantage.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lafayette County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rodrevious Bailey, who picked up 151 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 48 yards. Bailey's longest reception was for an incredible 70 yards. Elijah Martin was in the mix as well, providing Lafayette County with two touchdowns.
Lafayette County wouldn't let Horatio keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lafayette County can thank Martin and Ricardo Wimbley for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Martin a new career-high in rushing yards. Lafayette County got some further help from Tj Johnson: he made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Lafayette County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in four consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Dierks' victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1. As for Lafayette County, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Dierks came up short against Lafayette County when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 16-12. Can Dierks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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