Harrison County's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They snuck past the Bourbon County Colonels with a 38-34 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Thorobreds considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Karsyn Sumpter was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Jacory Hinton also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Harrison County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Harrison County's defensive line and their three sacks. Brock Sexton was especially locked on to Bourbon County's QB and sacked him twice.
Harrison County's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Bourbon County, their defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-5.
Harrison County will square off against Grant County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Grant County's defense has only allowed 15.5 points per game this season, so Harrison County's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Bourbon County, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Sayre at 7:30 p.m. on October 4th.
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