The Kemper County Wildcats will face off against the Philadelphia Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kemper County has given up an average of 36.3 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Kemper County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 70 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Heidelberg on Thursday. They were dealt a 54-6 defeat at the hands of the Oilers. The matchup marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Damarius Yates
| 10/17/25 @ Eupora | 448 |
| 10/10/25 vs Velma Jackson | 219 |
| 09/12/25 vs Heritage Academy | 183 |
| 09/26/25 @ Northeast Lauderdale | 170 |
| 10/23/25 @ Heidelberg | 150 |
| + 4 more games |
Despite the loss, Kemper County got top-tier performance from Damarius Yates, who rushed for 150 yards and one touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Yates is becoming a predictor of the Wildcats' success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 4-2 (and 0-3 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Philadelphia). They secured a 26-20 W over Eupora on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Tornadoes in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won four in a row.
Philadelphia's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Kemper County, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Kemper County strolled past Philadelphia when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a score of 40-22. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Tornadoes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
