It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Palatka can now relate to. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 24-7 to the Newberry Panthers. Having soared to a lofty 60 points in the game before, Palatka couldn't push the score so high this time.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Newberry to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hayden Moore, who picked up 166 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Moore really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 72 yards. Newberry also got a significant boost from Jamarcus Wimberly, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 105 yards.
With the defeat, Palatka broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-4. As for Newberry, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Palatka does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Newberry, they will take on Bradford at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bradford is on a six-game streak of home wins, Newberry a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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