The Estill County Engineers are on the road again on Friday to play the Rockcastle County Rockets at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Estill County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 56-36 margin over Bourbon County on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Engineers have posted since August 30th.
Meanwhile, Rockcastle County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Rebels as they made off with a 43-22 win. The result was nothing new for the Rockets, who have now won six matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Rockcastle County's victory came down to the chemistry between Caden Lovell and his top target Isaiah Jackson. Lovell threw for 96 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes while Jackson gained 102 total yards and a touchdown. Connor Wright also helped with two touchdowns in total.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Rockcastle County's defense and their three sacks. Hunter Pingleton was especially locked on to Casey County's QB and sacked him twice. Pingleton is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last seven games he's played.
Rockcastle County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Estill County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.8 points per game. As for Rockcastle County, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Estill County was taken down by Rockcastle County 49-12 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Estill County, Tucker Warren (who rushed for 140 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 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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