Two dominant backs in Nigel Kenney and A'Merre Williams are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cook Hornets will face off against the Burke County Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cook is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Cook is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Crisp County last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cook was outmatched by Crisp County on the road and fell 47-17.
Meanwhile, Burke County had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.3 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 47-35.
Burke County can attribute much of their success to Williams, who gained 263 total yards and four touchdowns, and Sean Vandiver, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. The dominant performance also gave Williams a new career-high in rushing yards (173).
Burke County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 371 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Cook's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Burke County, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
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