After flying high against Sebastopol last Friday, Philadelphia came back down to earth. The Philadelphia Tornadoes lost to the Kemper County Wildcats at home by a 40-22 margin on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tornadoes of the 42-22 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Kemper County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Damarius Yates, who rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Yates is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Al'Javion Gordon also helped out with an impressive 126 receiving yards.
Philadelphia's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Kemper County, their record now sits at 7-1.
Philadelphia will head out to face off against Eupora at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Kemper County, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Enterprise at 7:00 p.m. Kemper County's defense has only allowed 12.9 points per game this season, so Enterprise's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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