With a playoff game on the line, Pendleton County rose to the challenge on Saturday. They strolled past the Meadow Bridge Wildcats with points to spare, taking the game 44-30. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcat considering their 13-point performance the match before.
Pendleton County found their leader in freshman Colton Roberson, who threw for 333 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Josiah Kimble was in the mix as well, providing Pendleton County with three touchdowns.
When it comes to explaining why Meadow Bridge lost, don't look at Kaiden Sims. Despite the final result, he rushed for 197 yards and three touchdowns. Sims is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 103 every time he's taken the field this season.
Pendleton County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.2 points per game. As for Meadow Bridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4.
Pendleton County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 50-0 defeat against Tucker County on the 30th. Meadow Bridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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