After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Betsy Layne, Knott County Central was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They came out on top against the Phelps Hornets by a score of 46-34. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Patriots considering their 12-point performance the match before.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Knott County Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chance Amburgey, who picked up 164 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Gage Short was another key signal caller, throwing for 228 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Knott County Central's defensive line and their five sacks. In that department, Hunter Thomas was the leader with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Knott County Central's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-1. As for Phelps, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Knott County Central will have plenty of time to enjoy the win as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Floyd Central at 7:30 p.m. on October 4th. As for Phelps, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Craig County at 6:30 p.m. on October 4th.
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