Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lawrence County). They enjoyed a cozy 36-18 victory over the Tylertown Chiefs on Friday. Lawrence County's win was all the more impressive since the Chiefs were averaging only 14.25 points allowed on the season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lawrence County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 363 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 250.7.
Lawrence County wouldn't let Tylertown keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lawrence County can thank Lafreddrick Harris and Jeremiah Fortenberry for forcing both of them. Fortenberry also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 15.
The victory got Lawrence County back to even at 3-3. As for Tylertown, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Lawrence County will welcome Sumrall at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sumrall is coming into the game with three straight losses on the road, meaning Lawrence County will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Tylertown, they will square off against West Marion at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tylertown's defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so West Marion's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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