Two dominant backs in Carter Pettigrew and Carsen Carter are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lawrence County Wildcats will welcome the Lincoln County Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln County took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Lawrence County, who comes in off a win.
Lawrence County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Franklin County 52-7 on Friday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-0.
Logan Clayton
| 10/17/25 @ Franklin County | 165.2 |
| 08/29/25 @ Loretto | 152.9 |
| 09/05/25 vs Giles County | 118.1 |
| 09/19/25 @ Columbia Central | 109 |
| 08/22/25 vs Summertown | 83.5 |
Lawrence County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Logan Clayton led the charge by throwing for 141 yards and one TD while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also punching in one score on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Clayton a new career-high in passer rating (165.2).
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Lawrence County proved: they limited Franklin County to a paltry 0.9 yards per carry. While three picked up at least five total tackles, Taydon Russell stood above the rest. He picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss). Lawrence County didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.5.
Lawrence County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Demetrius Silva and Gage Smith. Lawrence County got some further help from Russell: he picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Lincoln County fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Columbia Central on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They and the Lions were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 28-27 loss. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Lawrence County's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-2. As for Lincoln County, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 6-2.
Lawrence County couldn't quite get it done against Lincoln County in their previous meeting back in September of 2024 as they fell 28-19. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carter, who rushed for 150 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that the Wildcats know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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