After each having a week off, the Sumter County Panthers and the Kendrick Cherokees will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sumter County is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Two weeks ago, Sumter County blew past Pike County, posting a 51-7 victory on the road. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Pirates are ranked 332nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Quay'Shaun Tatum was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sumter County was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 414 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Kendrick lost to Crawford County at home by a 24-7 margin two weeks ago. The Cherokees have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sumter County's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Kendrick, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
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