The matchup between Lewisburg and Horn Lake on Friday hardly resembled the 6-0 effort from their previous meeting. The contest between the Lewisburg Patriots and the Horn Lake Eagles wasn't particularly close, with the Lewisburg Patriots falling 39-21. The Patriots were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Lewisburg's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cael Riden, who picked up 83 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Riden really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 76 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Sam Thomas, who threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Floyd Sinegal and Demarkus Crain. Sinegal rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries while Crain rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Sinegal has become a key player for Horn Lake: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Braylon King also helped out with an impressive 130 receiving yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Lewisburg and nudges their season record down to 1-7. As for Horn Lake, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Lewisburg has already played their next match, a 43-0 defeat against Oxford on the 1st. As for Horn Lake, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 26-20 win against DeSoto Central on the 1st.
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