Football Recap: Hardaway Comes Up Short

After flying high against Jordan last Thursday, Hardaway came back down to earth. The Hardaway Hawks were dealt a 30-0 loss at the hands of the Sumter County Panthers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 344th, while the Panthers are ranked 145th).

Bobby Gary Jr threw for 77 yards on seven of 22 attempts. Makell Benton was his top target, rushing for 54 yards, while also picking up 33 receiving yards.

Quay'Shaun Tatum was the offensive standout of the contest as he rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Another big playmaker for Sumter County was Keaston Taylor, who returned a punt for a touchdown.

Hardaway dropped their record down to 4-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Sumter County, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.

Hardaway is taking a road trip to challenge Spencer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Sumter County, they will welcome Columbus at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sumter County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.8 points per game this season.

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