It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Union County can now relate to. They took a blow against the Sumter County Panthers on Friday, falling 37-6. While losing is never fun, Union County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 338th, while Sumter County is ranked 152nd).
Kamden Kendrick threw for 60 yards on nine of 21 attempts. On the ground,
Connor Schuknecht rushed for 43 yards.
Among those leading the charge was Ishmael Jones, who threw for 151 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Union County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for Sumter County, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1.
Union County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Sumter County has already played their next contest, a 36-30 defeat against Morgan County on the 22nd.
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