Hephzibah was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were dealt a 56-28 defeat at the hands of the West Laurens Raiders. The Rebels were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-14.
Despite the loss, Hephzibah saw an underclassman step up: Reante Byrd rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Those 204 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Byrd.
Even though they lost, Hephzibah was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Shannon Adkins had a dynamite game for West Laurens, rushing for 26 yards and three touchdowns.
Hephzibah's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for West Laurens, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Hephzibah will face off against Academy of Richmond County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for West Laurens, they will take on Aquinas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. West Laurens is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.1 points per game this season.
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