West Harrison was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 68-49 to the George County Rebels. That's two games in a row now that the Hurricanes have lost by exactly 19 points.
Despite the loss, West Harrison still got an impressive performance from Jordan Stapleton, who rushed for 312 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Stapleton a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Depatrick Byrd, who picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, West Harrison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 412 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 316 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Deuce Knight continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for George County, throwing for 538 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 76.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. With that strong performance, Knight is now averaging an impressive 3.5 passing touchdowns per game. Brenn Moody was Knight's top target, picking up 220 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
West Harrison's record is now 4-4. As for George County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Harrison will square off against Pascagoula at 6:55 p.m. on Friday. Pascagoula is coming into the game with five straight victories at home, so West Harrison will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for George County, they will challenge Picayune at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Picayune comes in on five and George County on three.
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