Kemper County won the last time they faced Philadelphia, and things went their way on Friday too. The Kemper County Wildcats took down the Philadelphia Tornadoes 40-22. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 151st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kemper County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Damarius Yates out in front who rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Yates is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendetryon Backstrom, who threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kemper County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Kemper County's record is now 7-1. As for Philadelphia, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Kemper County will face off against Enterprise at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kemper County will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Philadelphia, they will take on Eupora at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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