It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Kemper County can now relate to. They fell 21-12 to the Magee Trojans on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 41 points in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Despite the loss, Kemper County still got an impressive performance from Damarius Yates, who rushed for 141 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Kendetryon Backstrom, who rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Kemper County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests.
Kendarious Porter continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Magee, rushing for 163 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry, and also picking up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 163 rushing yards gave Porter a new career-high.
With the loss, Kemper County broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-2. As for Magee, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Kemper County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Magee, they will square off against Jefferson County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Magee is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
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