With a playoff game on the line, Macon County rose to the challenge on Saturday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 44-14 win over the Greenville Patriots. That 30 point margin sets a new team best for the Bulldogs this season.
Macon County found their leader in sophomore Jakeyveon Parker, who rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry. Those 193 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Parker.
Parker was just one part of a punishing run game: Macon County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Macon County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mopp Whitehead Iii and Preston Greenleaf.
Greenville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Marquel Deering, who rushed for 139 yards on only 15 carries, and Antavious Richardson, who rushed for 109 yards on only 12 carries. Richardson got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 55 yards.
Macon County's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their rushing production: they averaged an imposing 113.8 rushing yards in those games compared to only 113.8 in the others. As for Greenville, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
Macon County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 34-21 defeat against Jenkins County on the 22nd. Greenville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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