It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact East Paulding can now relate to. They were beaten by the Lee County Trojans 63-14 on Friday. The Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-14.
Although East Paulding took the loss, they still got scores from Javen Parker and Jaymon Harris.
East Paulding wouldn't let Lee County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Paulding can thank Dashon Brown and Wayne Lucas for forcing both of them. East Paulding got some further help from Emery Giles: he made 13 total tackles.
It was another big night for Weston Bryan, who threw for 213 yards and five touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries for Lee County. Bryan is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Ousmane Kromah, who gained 213 total yards and two touchdowns.
With the defeat, East Paulding broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-2. As for Lee County, they pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
East Paulding does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lee County, they will challenge Sprayberry at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Lee County's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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