Coffee and Lee County (ranked 94th and 39th in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile contest on Friday. The Coffee Trojans were outmatched by the Lee County Trojans on the road and fell 48-14. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for Coffee, who until this game were averaging 14.86 points allowed.
Although Coffee took the loss, they still got scores from Tyrese Woodgett and Jayden Hancock.
Coffee wouldn't let Lee County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cupris Morgan led the way and forced a all by he. Coffee got some further help from Chris Reed: he made 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Weston Bryan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lee County, rushing for 179 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also throwing for 155 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Bryan is now averaging an impressive 105.9 rushing yards per game. Ousmane Kromah was another major influence, as he rushed for 112 yards and ran in a TD.
Coffee's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-1. As for Lee County, their victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Coffee will host Houston County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Houston County's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Lee County, they will head out on the road to face off against Veterans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lee County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.1 points per game this season.
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