It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Laney can now relate to. They came up short against the Burke County Bears on Friday, falling 49-28. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 43-6 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on November 2nd.
Burke County was led to victory by A'Merre Williams and Sean Vandiver. Williams rushed for 143 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, while Vandiver rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Vandiver a new career-high in rushing yards.
Laney's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Burke County, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.
Laney does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Burke County has also already played their next game, a 49-42 victory against Thomson on the 29th.
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