Kemper Academy is 0-3 against Newton County Academy since October of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The Kemper Academy Rams will venture away from home to challenge the Newton County Academy Generals at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Kemper Academy humbled Hebron Christian with a 50-6 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Meanwhile, Newton County Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Ben's Ford Christian. Newton County Academy came out on top against Ben's Ford Christian by a score of 29-22.
Newton County Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cooper Savell, who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown. Savell is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Ty Thrash, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown.
Kemper Academy's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Newton County Academy, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Kemper Academy was taken down by Newton County Academy 69-30 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Kemper Academy, Hunter Scarbrough (who rushed for 163 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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