The Kemper County Wildcats will take on the Lamar Raiders in a holiday battle at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lamar took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Kemper County, who comes in off a win.
If Kemper County beats Lamar with four goals on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Everything went the Wildcats' way against West Point on Saturday as they made off with a 4-1 victory. Kemper County might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Lamar's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to Hartfield Academy. Emmanuel Donkor was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Lamar's goal came courtesy of Blake Harris, who's now up to 11 this season.
Kemper County now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Lamar, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-2.
Kemper County might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Lamar in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Wildcats were down 3-0.
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