Ledford had lost seven straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 2-7 to make it eight. They were outmatched by the Randleman Tigers and fell 49-14. The Panthers lost against the Tigers in their previous head to head back in September of 2019, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 14-12 score last time.
Despite the loss, Ledford saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Dominique Arthur rushed for 134 yards and one TD.
As for Randleman, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Their offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
John Kirkpatrick produced another solid effort throwing for 241 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes, and also punching in one rushing score. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Connor Cassidy, who picked up 88 receiving yards and one score.
Ledford didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 29-17 defeat against Lexington Senior on the 31st. Randleman does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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