Lake County heads to Ripley in non-region tilt

 



Jason Peevyhouse

Editor, JP Productions Sports

Coming off a two-point bounce back win last Friday night in Cordova, Lake County (1-1) will look to move a game above .500 as they travel to Class 4A’s Ripley (0-2) this Friday night.

Trailing late in the first half, the Falcons pulled in front to take a 16-14 halftime lead which held up through the second half over St. Benedict.

Lake County Head Coach Hunter Short shared what he wants his team to take away from last week’s win.

“I want us to carry momentum from last Friday into this week and keep stacking good days,” Short explained. “We have a lot to clean up but I’m very proud of my guys handling the road trip Friday night and getting the ‘W’.”

Ripley’s game last week ended in a very early loss as the Tigers fell 30-6 to Crockett County. A lighting issue caused the game to be called after the opening quarter. Ripley has lost both games this year and have been outscored 72-6.

The Tigers have a lot of speed on offense and Short was pretty clear what his defense needs to do to be successful on Friday night in Lauderdale County.

“The whole unit doing their jobs,” the Falcon head coach said. “The two touchdowns we gave up Friday night was from people not doing their job.”

On the other side of the ball, the Tiger defensive line is big and athletic. This game could be a chance for the Falcons up front to continue to grow up and gain experience.

“The O-line has to continue to improve to open up run lanes for our running backs,” Short pointed out. “We played better Friday night but far from perfect.”

Kickoff is currently set for 7 p.m. on Friday night in Ripley.

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