The Itawamba Agricultural Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Lewisburg Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Itawamba Agricultural's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Lewisburg's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Itawamba Agricultural's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when New Albany offense got past them. Itawamba Agricultural lost to New Albany at home by a 38-21 margin on Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Indians have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Lewisburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 38-28 to Olive Branch. One positive for the Patriots, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
The losing side was boosted by Jacob Manns, who threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Cael Riden was in the mix too, providing Lewisburg with two touchdowns.
Itawamba Agricultural's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Lewisburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Itawamba Agricultural took a serious blow against Lewisburg in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 42-14. Thankfully for Itawamba Agricultural, Gunner Gilmore (who rushed for 43 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 222 yards and a touchdown while completing 84.6% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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