The Louisville Lions are taking a road trip to face off against the Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Louisville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Palmyra 49-15 at home. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Lions with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Ashland-Greenwood humbled Auburn with a 41-13 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bluejays.
A big part of Ashland-Greenwood's victory came down to the chemistry between Derek Tonjes and his top target Thomas Spears. Tonjes threw for 291 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes while Spears picked up 143 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Spears torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 92 yards.
Ashland-Greenwood's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Garett Turner and Landon Mohs. The dominant performance also gave Mohs a new career-high in rushing yards.
Louisville's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Ashland-Greenwood, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Louisville was taken down by Ashland-Greenwood 51-13 in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Louisville, Nathan Upton (who rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns) 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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