Two dominant signal callers in Major Luna and Kase Evans are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Poth Pirates will face off against the Lexington Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Poth comes in on 12 and Lexington on four.
Poth is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They had just enough and edged East Bernard out 15-13. The 15-point effort marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lexington). They really took it to George West for the full four quarters, racking up a 76-0 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by 24 points or more this season.
A big part of Lexington's victory came down to the chemistry between Evans and his top target Noah Wright-Harris. Evans threw for 254 yards and four touchdowns while Wright-Harris rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns. Evans has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Cade Patschke was Evans' top target, picking up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lexington didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Robert Kellenberger, Lincoln Bryan, Zack Carter, and Colten Smith picked up one apiece.
Lexington pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.0 points per game. As for Poth, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0.
Poth strolled past Lexington in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a score of 26-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Poth since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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