Football Game Preview: East Webster Wolverines vs. Kemper County Wildcats

For the first time this season, East Webster will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will be playing at home against the Kemper County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Kemper County will be up against a hot East Webster squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. The Wolverines blew past Caledonia 43-23 on Friday. Considering the Wolverines have won four matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

East Webster had a senior duo take command as Cooper Stidham threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes and RT Moye rushed for 30 yards and three TDs.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kemper County). They enjoyed a cozy 38-21 win over Northeast Lauderdale on Friday. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

East Webster better focus on containing Damarius Yates and Gabriel Murray as the pair were huge in Kemper County's win. Yates gained 190 total yards and two touchdowns, while Murray rushed for 123 yards. With that strong performance, Yates is now averaging an impressive 113.6 rushing yards per game.

Kemper County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 374 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.

Kemper County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Demarcus Bester and Jacquvious Brandon were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece.

East Webster's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Kemper County, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.