The Enterprise Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Kemper County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Enterprise is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Noxubee County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Enterprise had to suffer through a 54-21 loss at the hands of Noxubee County. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Tigers are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, Kemper County strolled past Philadelphia with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 40-22.
Kemper County's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Damarius Yates, who rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Yates is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendetryon Backstrom, who threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kemper County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
The defeat snapped Enterprise's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-3 record. As for Kemper County, their record is now 7-1.
Enterprise and Kemper County were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but Enterprise came up empty-handed after a 36-35 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Yates, who rushed for 190 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards. Now that Enterprise knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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