Friday just wasn't the day for Lewis County's offense. They were outmatched by the Roane County Raiders at home and fell 49-0. That makes it the first time this season the Minutemen have let down their home crowd.
Lane Watson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Roane County, rushing for 143 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 75 yards. Shay Harper was another key back, rushing for 100 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
This is the second loss in a row for Lewis County and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Roane County, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Lewis County will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. As for Roane County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Braxton County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Roane County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
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