It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Greenville can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Macon County Bulldogs on the road and fell 44-14. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Greenville's loss on Saturday came despite strong showings from Marquel Deering and Antavious Richardson. Deering rushed for 139 yards on only 15 carries, while Richardson rushed for 109 yards on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave Deering a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Greenville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 385.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 0.
Jakeyveon Parker was his usual excellent self, rushing for 193 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry for Macon County. Parker showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 58 yards.
Greenville's record is now 3-6. As for Macon County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Greenville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Macon County, they 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.
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