Lewisburg has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Itawamba Agricultural Indians at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lewisburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 38-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Olive Branch on Friday.
The losing side was boosted by Jacob Manns, who threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Cael Riden was Manns' top target, picking up 70 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Itawamba Agricultural has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 14.75 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They took a hard 38-21 fall against New Albany. That makes it the first time this season the Indians have let down their home crowd.
Lewisburg's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Itawamba Agricultural, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Lewisburg against Itawamba Agricultural in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 42-14 win. In that contest, Lewisburg amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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