It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Whale Branch can now relate to. The contest between them and the Kingstree Blazers wasn't particularly close, with the Whale Branch Warriors falling 34-18. The Warriors' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Despite the loss, Whale Branch still got an impressive performance from Jermon Bowers, who threw for 245 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards.
Chiquan Giles went supernova for Kingstree, rushing for 108 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Giles a new career-high in rushing yards.
Whale Branch's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Kingstree, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-6.
Whale Branch does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kingstree, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Philip Simmons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Kingstree knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Philip Simmons likes a good challenge.
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