After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Itawamba Agricultural, Lewisburg was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They walked away with a 17-7 win over the Hernando Tigers. For the Patriots, this counts as revenge for the 24-13 loss the Tigers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
The critical scores for Lewisburg came from Cael Riden and Andrew Hendrichovsky.
Lewisburg's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. Hunter Smith was especially locked on to Hernando's QB and sacked him three times. Lewisburg got some further help from Grant Walendzik: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Lewisburg's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-5. As for Hernando, they dropped their record down to 2-4 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lewisburg will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Southaven at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Hernando will also get a bit of a break before their next contest: they'll face off against Horn Lake at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
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