The Lawrenceburg Tigers will head out to face off against the Batesville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lawrenceburg is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Last Friday, Lawrenceburg earned a 35-27 victory over Franklin County.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lawrenceburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Lawrenceburg wouldn't let Franklin County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Noah Knigga was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 7-7 at halftime, Batesville was not quite East Central's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell 24-13 to the Trojans. The game marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Although Batesville took the loss, they still got scores from Will Jaisle and Carson Hartley.
Lawrenceburg's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Batesville, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-1.
Lawrenceburg came up short against Batesville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 20-14. Can Lawrenceburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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