Hoke County is 0-6 against Lee County since September of 2017 but things could change on Saturday. The Hoke County Bucks will host 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. Despite 114 more yards than the Fighting Scots, the Bucks couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
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.
Even though they lost, Hoke County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lee County and Union Pines were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Lee County suffered a 7-6 loss. The matchup marked the Yellow Jackets' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Lee County got top-tier performance from Rahshaun Brown, who 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.
This is the second loss in a row for Hoke County and nudges their season record down to 1-4. As for Lee County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Saturday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Hoke County has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 167.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lee County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 234.6. It's looking like Saturday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Hoke County might still be hurting after the 27-6 defeat they got from Lee County in their previous meeting 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? There's only one way to find out.
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