Hoke County hasn't had much luck against Lee County recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Hoke County Bucks will look to defend their home field against the Lee County Yellow Jackets at 1:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Hoke County came up short against Scotland and fell 45-32. The Bucks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Brandon Saunders and Ji'San McPhatter. McPhatter had a great game and rushed for 49 yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, Saunders did his best for the losing side, throwing for 184 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 75 yards.
Meanwhile, Lee County and Union Pines were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Lee County suffered a 7-6 loss. The Yellow Jackets gained 213 more yards on the day, but it was the Vikings that made the best use of them.
Lee County might have lost, but man, Rahshaun Brown was a machine: he rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown. Brown's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 117 rushing yards.
Hoke County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Lee County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Hoke County suffered a grim 27-6 defeat to Lee County when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Hoke County, Bradley Brown Jr. (who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown) 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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