The Adams County Christian Rebels and the Lamar Raiders are set to duel on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Adams County Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Cathedral to the tune of 42-8 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Rebels sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Lamar against East Rankin Academy on Friday as the squad secured a 47-14 win. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Patriots are ranked 216th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Dkharian Towner and he. Towner rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries while he rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Those 110 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Wyatt Bond was another key player, throwing for 53 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Lamar was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Adams County Christian's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Lamar, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
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