The Lamar County Bulldogs will take on the Berry Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Lamar County's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Vincent last Friday. They had to suffer through a 37-0 loss at the hands of the Yellow Jackets. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 315th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 156th).
Meanwhile, Berry put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 50-18 victory over South Lamar on the road. Considering the Wildcats have won three games by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Berry's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kemari Hollingsworth, who picked up 130 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown. Another back making a difference was Ayden Lake Norris, who rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Berry was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
This is the second loss in a row for Lamar County and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Berry, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Lamar County against Berry when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 42-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lamar County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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