After flying high against Mitchell County last Friday, Early County came back down to earth. The Bobcats took a 32-19 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eufaula Tigers on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 212th in Georgia, while the Tigers are ranked 81st in Alabama).
When it comes to explaining why Early County lost, don't look at Devonis Lee. Despite the final result, he rushed for 117 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 13 carries. Lee's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Eufaula's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from A'Torian Slaughter, who rushed for 132 yards and two TDs while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Those 132 rushing yards gave Slaughter a new career-high. Jaylin Wright was another key player, rushing for 45 yards and one score.
Early County's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3. As for Eufaula, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
As of now, neither Early County nor the Tigers have any future games scheduled.
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